Managing your blood sugar levels is very important especially for persons with diabetes. Doing so involves assessing the readings from several types of blood sugar tests.
What does your blood pressure reading say about you and your health? Do you know what the numbers mean? If you’re uncertain, don’t worry as we provide the answers on this week’s Healthline. I’m Andrae Palmer. Stay tuned.
The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) will be carrying out heart screenings across the island as the entity ramps up its efforts to save lives. The screenings are part of activities in observance of Heart Month in February under the theme: ‘Do Your Part, Check Your Heart’. On Healthline this week, we look at the slate of activities for the...
On January 16 the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in collaboration with the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) and JAHJAH Foundation launched a maternal care programme designed to positively impact the public health system.
More than 371,000 Jamaicans will have access to expanded medical benefits, following changes to the national programmes administered by the National Health Fund (NHF).
Starting this Christmas, children at the Bustamante Hospital for Children will get to spend time with trained therapy pets, as part of their treatment process.
The Kingston Public and Annotto Bay Hospitals will be retrofitted with the infrastructure to better support oxygen delivery to patients. The 2-million-dollar project, which will provide lifesaving oxygen to the bedsides of patients in need of respiratory support, is being funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The project will also enable the public hospitals to expand...