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At Health First, Bedside Manner Isn’t Just a Nicety — It’s a Vital Part of Healing From the OR to Final Goodbye
Space Coast Daily - Florida
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A cap, a touch, a tear: How small gestures help patients heal WATCH – Linda’s Story, Forever Grateful for a Second Chance: Dr. Paul Keller – and his bedside manner – wiped Linda Durbin’s worries away. Hippocrates, the “father of medicine,” taught...
A&B leads hemispheric dialogue on mental health at OAS
The Antigua Observer
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June 26, 2025
By Robert Andre Emmanuel [email protected] Regional leaders gathered in Antigua and Barbuda yesterday to confront what Prime Minister Gaston Browne described as “a grave crisis long hidden in plain sight” during a landmark side event at the 55th...
PAHO and Antigua and Barbuda co-host an Event that Spotlights Mental Health as a Regional Priority
Antigua News Room
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June 26, 2025
PAHO and Antigua and Barbuda co-host an Event that Spotlights Mental Health as a Regional) Priority Mental health was top of the agenda at the 55th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) this week, thanks to a side event...
Contaminated Little Remedies Cough Syrup Present in Antigua
Antigua.News
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June 25, 2025
Antigua and Barbuda officials are calling on parents to immediately check for a potentially dangerous children’s cough syrup that has reached local stores. The Prices and Consumer Affairs Division announced Monday that Little Remedies® Honey Cough...
Prime Minister Gaston Browne Calls for Transformative Action on Mental Health at Landmark OAS Side Event
Antigua News Room
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June 25, 2025
JABBOWOCK – ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – June 25, 2025 — In a bold and deeply personal address at the side event “Uniting the Americas for Mental Health: From Commitment to Action”, Prime Minister the Honourable Gaston Browne of Antigua and...
WISH Joins Regional Call to Action on Mental Health at OAS–PAHO Side Event at OAS 55th General
Antigua News Room
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June 26, 2025
The Wadadli Initiative for Self-care and Healing (WISH) proudly observed the historic side event “Uniting the Americas for Mental Health: From Commitment to Action,” held on the margins of the 55th Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly at...
Mental health takes center stage during the OAS General Assembly
Pan American Health Organization
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June 25, 2025
PAHO and Antigua and Barbuda co-host an Event that Spotlights Mental Health as a Regional Priority Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda, 25 June 2025 (PAHO) — Mental health was top of the agenda at the 55th General Assembly of the Organization of...
Delegates gather in Antigua and Barbuda for OAS 55th General Assembly
Dominica News Online
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June 25, 2025
Home >> News Shermain Bique-Charles - Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 at 8:58 AM (L-r)OAS Secretary General Albert Ramdin, Foreign Minister EP Chet Greene, and Assistant Secretary General Nestor Mendez welcomes delegates at the opening press conference...
A&B, Colombia set for weekly direct flight connectivity as LIAT2020 and Blue Sea sign agreement
Win Media SKN
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July 16, 2025
By Robert Andre Emmanuel A visit to Colombia has never been closer, as Antigua and Barbuda prepares to launch direct flight service to Cartagena, Colombia this September, boosting Caribbean-Latin American connections. At Bay Gardens, Hodges Bay,...
SLBMC hosts Trinidad Eye Hospital to perform over 100 eye procedures
The Antigua Observer
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June 25, 2025
- Advertisement - One hundred and fifty eye procedures have been scheduled at Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre through an ongoing partnership with the Ministry of Health and Trinidad Eye Hospital (THE). A new round of cataract surgeries and eye...
Recalled children’s cough syrup confirmed in Antigua
The Antigua Observer
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June 25, 2025
- Advertisement - By Latrishka Thomas The Prices and Consumer Affairs Division has confirmed that recalled Little Remedies® Honey Cough Syrup is present in the Antigua market and is warning consumers to immediately stop using the product due to...
Valley’s Valadao targeted after vote for Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Stockton Record - California
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Maya C. Miller A moderate Democratic state lawmaker and practicing physician announced Wednesday that she will seek to topple Central Valley Republican Rep. David Valadao next November in a closely watched congressional district that Democrats...
Ministry of Health Engages in Groundbreaking Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability
Antigua News Room
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June 24, 2025
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP The Ministry of Health was represented at the landmark AI Conference at the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus on 23 and 24 June, 2025. The conference which explored the transformative role of...
Second cohort of hospital interns commence stint
Antigua News Room
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June 24, 2025
Today, Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre proudly welcomed our second cohort of interns for 2025—bright minds from ABIIT, UWI Mona, and Monroe University, united by a shared calling to serve. These are future professionals exploring careers across...
OAS Secretary General Meets with Prime Minister Browne Ahead of Historic General Assembly in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua News Room
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June 24, 2025
OAS Secretary General Meets with Prime Minister Browne Ahead of Historic General Assembly in Antigua and Barbuda His Excellency Albert Ramdin, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister...
‘Whole ton of problems’ – Pharmaceutical Council president on unregulated drug industry
The Antigua Observer
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June 23, 2025
By Elesha George [email protected] In 1995, when most residents still turned to bush medicine for their ailments, Antigua and Barbuda’s pharmaceutical needs were modest. With limited access to international markets and a population still heavily...
Recalled Little Remedies® Honey Cough Syrup present on Antigua market
Antigua News Room
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June 23, 2025
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP The Prices and Consumer Affairs Division is informing consumers of a product recall for five lots of Little Remedies® Honey Cough Syrup due to the presence of Bacillus cereus and loss of shelf stability....
Are Stem Cell Therapies Are Safe To Try To Fight Diseases?
MENAFN
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June 22, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The promise of stem cell therapy is powerful. Scientists can draw versatile cells from the human body and deliver them to repair injuries and fight disease from the inside out. But not all stem cell therapies are created...
West Indies cricket administration must go
Stabroek News
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July 17, 2025
Dear Editor, At the conclusion of the England vs. West Indies T20 match at Hampshire in June, a number of deeply distressed English spectators enquired of me if WI cricket would ever return to the glory days. They said that it was sad to see the...
Are stem cell therapies safe to try to fight diseases?
Khaleej Times
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The promise of stem cell therapy is powerful. Scientists can draw versatile cells from the human body and deliver them to repair injuries and fight disease from the inside out. But not all stem cell therapies are created equal. Some, like bone...