Health News – Page 8 of 71 – Caribbean Life

A 20-year-old pregnant woman who was born with HIV, takes medication to prevent mother-to-child transmission.

Health

Three years of flatlined progress on HIV treatment, prevention affect 2.7 million youth: UNICEF

By Nelson A. King

Ingrid Baptiste

Health

Retired public health nurse manager advocates for healthcare

By Nelson A. King

Dr. Clifford Young

Health

Mammographic screening’s best modality for early identification of breast cancer: Dr. Clifford Young

By Nelson A. King

Ketrina Hazell, Ms. Wheelchair NY 2018.

Health

Local disability organization hosts first-ever Women’s Summit

By Milette Millington

Dr. Julie Myers

Health

Healthcare professionals urge New Yorkers to get their annual breast cancer screenings

By Isabel Song Beer

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MetroPlusHealth urges New Yorkers to get their annual breast cancer screenings

Jamaican Pauline Thomas.

Health

Breast cancer survivor urges constant self-examinations, mammograms

By Nelson A. King

Patricia Frazier.

Health

Patricia Frazier holds on to her faith with breast cancer

By Nelson A. King

Founders of Butterflies BBI

Health

Butterflies BBI mother, daughter team, producing custom-designed wigs for cancer victims

By Tangerine Clarke

Cecille White during Cancer Survivor Celebration on Sunday at Fenimore Street United Church.

Health

Breast cancer survivor Cecille White continues to give God thanks

By Nelson A. King

Cancer survivor Shelly Thorpe.

Health

Coping with breast cancer is ‘up and down’: Shelly Thorpe

By Nelson A. King

Allison Alexis (third from left) surrounded by cancer survivors, Council General of Trinidad & Tobago in New York, J. Andre Laveau (back row), Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz (ninth) (front row) and NYS Senator Joseph P. Addabbo at the recently held 7th Annual Queens Cancer Walk in Smokey Park.

Health

Breast cancer awareness champion is 11-year survivor

By Tangerine Clarke

From left: Dr. Claudette McFarquhar, president, Claudette Powell (former president and honoree) and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke.

Jamaica

Jamaica Nurses Group of New York honors outstanding three

By Nelson A. King

PAHO Director Dr. Carissa Etienne

Caribbean

Caribbean agrees to improve pandemic preparedness, recover progress towards SDGs

By Nelson A. King

Some of the participants moving to soca music at the Tuesday Sept. 27 Humana on Hillel Plaza health and fitness, session in Little Caribbean, Flatbush Junction in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

‘Little Caribbean’ seniors workout to Soca music

By Tangerine Clarke

One Brooklyn Health

Brooklyn

One Brooklyn Health opens diabetes center in Crown Heights

By Drew Richardson

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