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Saturday, September 7, 2024

Sunday’s Health Tip: The problem with extra long naps

- A nap, a siesta, or as the Chinese call it, a wujiao, is a pleasant break from the day, but the debate...

How To Wire Your Brain For Happiness

- The secret to lasting happiness might be neatly summed up in a cheesy neuroscience joke: "The neurons that fire together, wire together." "It’s...

Why Do We Kiss?

- Kissing is fun and it feels nice. But -- why do we do it? According to new research, one big reason is...

Project launched to standardise testing for renal marker

- Local medical technologists and laboratories will benefit from a one year training project which has the primary aim of standardising  reporting of 'estimated-Glomerular...

Multi – million dollar Jagan Dental Center to advance medical tourism

  -   The Jagan Dental Center was officially commissioned on Tuesday evening (October 8) and boasts of advancing Guyana’s medical tourism. With the attendance of...

Medical Technologist launches new testing facility

- Guyanese will soon have access to the services provided by a new medical testing facility in Georgetown called QualiTEST. The brand was...

What sexual satisfaction really means to 6 women

- What does "sexual satisfaction" actually mean? A study published in the September 2013 issue of The Journal of Sex Research sought to answer that question....

International Heart Foundation to provide free pediatric surgeries

- The Georgetown Public Hospital will be partnering with the International Children Heart Foundation to offer Pediatric cardiac surgery and care. In addition, the...

Children born to mothers under 30 are more likely to die

- Children born to mothers under 30 are more likely to die than those born to older mums, a report on child deaths in...

Dr. Oz: What the color of your tongue can tell you about your health

By Dr. Mehmet Oz - Your body has clever ways of signaling health trouble. Here's a guide to what your hue says about you....

Recent Articles

Lusignan prisoner recaptured after escaping during medical check-up

An inmate at the Lusignan Prison, who escaped from law enforcement officials on Friday while receiving medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation...

National Funeral for Sir Shridath Ramphal on Sept. 14

See below for a statement from the Office of the President:  Official Announcement of the National Funeral of Honour of the late Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal,...

CARICOM-Africa partnership set to become beacon of South-South cooperation – PM Mitchell

SEE BELOW FOR A STATEMENT BY THE HON. DICKON MITCHELL, PRIME MINISTER OF GRENADA AND CHAIR OF THE CONFERENCE OF CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT...

VP Jagdeo raps PNC/APNU for duplicity in national infrastructure plan

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has called out the main Opposition party – People National Congress Reform (PNCR) – over what he describes as...

Primary school system key to shaping young minds – Pres Ali

– as $152M Zeelugt Primary School commissioned As the Guyana Government works to create a holistic learning environment for the country’s children, President Dr Irfaan...

500 WBD families receive house lots

(DPI) Some 500 families from the West Bank of Demerara, Region Three had their dreams of land ownership fulfilled, following the allocation of house...

Night Shelter receives meaningful support from Food for the Poor

The Night Shelter has received a substantial donation of essential items from Food for the Poor to enhance the services to its vulnerable residents. The...

$60M St. Gabriel’s Nursery School commissioned

Today marks a significant milestone for the Georgetown community with the grand opening of St. Gabriel's Nursery School. The new facility, designed to provide...

“It used to be a lot of traffic, but now it’s a free flow”...

For 30-year-old Gary Ragobeer and his colleagues of Double S Trucking, who traverse the West Demerara roads as much as 10 times per day...

Moeen Ali joins Guyana Amazon Warriors

Guyana Amazon Warriors have announced England international Moeen Ali as a replacement player for their 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season. Former England...