Your car keys, school books, cell phones. Everyday things you may forget while in a rush to get out of the house on time or objects you often misplace. This is perfectly normal. But when a loved one constantly asks you to remind them of the time; forgets who you are; or even worse who they are, then this may be a sign...

Each year the Heart Foundation of Jamaica in partnership with the Ministry of Health observes Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Awareness week. This year’s observance from June 12 to 18 is aimed at highlighting the importance of learning CPR. The week’s activities were held under the theme: Don’t Drop the Beat: Know It! Push It! Keep It! Feel It!

June is Sickle cell awareness month. Today we’ll take a closer look at the disease, its causes and how it results in lifestyle changes.

In our last programme, Paediatric Haematologist/Oncologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies Dr. Michelle Reece Mills leukaemia or cancer of the blood as the most common cancer seen in Jamaican children. Lymphoma cancer of the lymph glands and brain tumours are also fairly common.

Cancer…even the very word conjures up unpleasantness, apprehension, foreboding. But being in the know can play a major role in reducing anxiety, so today on Healthline we will seek to raise awareness about Childhood Cancers

Last week on healthline, we shared some of the common mental disorders affecting children in Jamaica. In today’s programmes we tell you what parents can do to raise children with good mental health.

Today on Healthline we’ll look at some of the common mental health issues affecting Jamaican children

Parents are being advised to pay close attention to their children’s development in order to identify early signs of autism, On this week’s programme we tell how to identify the early signs of the disorder.