The advent of the non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which affect significant proportions of our adult population, perhaps calls for a review of adult vaccination policies. According to the World Health Organization […]
The influenza (‘flu’) vaccine? Yes please.
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Dr. C. Alert, MB BS, DM. FCCFP.Family Physician. “If you’re not getting older, you’re dead”. Tom Petty, musician, Grammy Award winner. It was a bit of a wakeup call when,
We are getting older! Is our health care getting wiser? Read More »
Dr. C.V. Alert MB BS, DM., FCCFP. Family Physician. Unfortunately few Caribbean adults pay little attention to adult immunizations, except when the get a ‘rusty nail jook’ or other significant
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Dr. C.V. Alert, MB BS, MSc, DM. Family Physician. Is our health care any good?. Is it horribly bad? The answer depends on your vantage point, and what parameters you
What you see is what you get. How good (or bad) is Health Care in Barbados? Read More »
Dr. C.V. Alert, MB BS, DM. FCCFP.Family Physician. When faced with a challenging situation, there are two basic options: attempt to tackle the problem, or turn your back on the
Kicking the ‘health’ can down the road. Read More »
Dr. C.V.Alert MB BS, DM.Family Physician. Many years ago, when calypso singer Arrow, regarded as the first soca superstar from Montserrat, asked ‘de party people’ “How you feelin ?” their
Dr. C.V. Alert, MB BS, DM.Family Physician. Nutrition plays a significant role in health promotion and in disease prevention and management. To avoid various disease states, advising persons on variety,
Healthy Eating: the plant based diet. Read More »
Dr. C.V. Alert, MB BS, DM. Family Physician.Dr. D. C. Scantlebury, MB BS , DM, FACC, FACP, FSCAI. Consultant Interventional Cardiologist.Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados. May 17th 2023 is
World Hypertension Day 2023. Read More »
Dr. C. V. Alert, MB BS, DM.Family Physician. As far as health trends go, there is almost universal acceptance that, in the last few decades, we have moved from an
Do we need an adult immunization policy? Read More »
Dr. C. V. Alert, MB BS, DM. (Family Medicine), FCCFP. Family Physician. Fellow, Caribbean College of Family Physicians. There have been advances in a number of specific clinical areas of
