Health
Judge allows into evidence dying declaration of murder victim Egbert Baldwin
Egbert Baldwin, deceased (L); Camryn Lozano (Top right) and Albert Gill, on trial
by Roy...
Police welcome record-breaking number of new recruits
Photo: Squad 97 male graduates marching
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Apr. 22, 2024
Last Friday,...
The Museum of Belizean Art opens doors
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Apr. 18, 2024
The Museum of Belizean Art’s (MOBA) grand...
PWLB officially launched
by Charles Gladden
BELMOPAN, Mon. Apr. 15, 2024
The Football Federation of Belize (FFB) officially launched...
2014 dengue outbreak in City marked by high level of hemorrhagic cases
BELIZE CITY--Data released today by the Vector Control Unit in Belize City indicate that there have been 77 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF)...
Another Hilux stolen from the Ministry of Health compound in Belmopan
BELMOPAN--A 2008 Toyota Hilux pickup truck has been stolen from the Ministry of Health compound in Belmopan and as of press time, the vehicle...
Blacks experience highest obesity rate in US-based study
BELIZE CITY--Last Friday, Belize health professionals discussed the prevalence of obesity, linked to non-communicable diseases such as cancer and heart disease, among Belizeans and...
“Sugar bullet” killing Belizeans faster
BELIZE CITY--Whereas violent homicides tend to grab the national news headlines, there are some insidious villains slipping under the radar, as even more Belizean...
The massive cost of “leptospirosis” fried chicken
BELIZE CITY—Leptospirosis, a potentially deadly disease contracted when food or water is contaminated by rat urine or feces, left the family of Nigel Augustine,...
Stomach flu study reveals an $18.6 mil burden
BELIZE CITY—The stomach flu has become fairly common—so much so, that the overall economic impact has become astronomical, at an estimated BZ$18.6 million annually,...
Dengue hemorrhagic cases spike on Southside Belize City
BELIZE CITY—Ministry of Health officials confirmed to Amandala today that the incidences of dengue hemorrhagic fever - a severe and potentially deadly form of...
Needy heart patient, 41, seeking medical assistance
BELIZE CITY—Congestive heart failure (CHF), which mainly occurs when the heart is unable to maintain sufficient blood flow to meet the needs of the...
HIV testing lags behind target in Belize, where prevalence rate is highest in Central America
BELIZE CITY—Belize remains in the unenviable position of having the highest HIV prevalence rate in Central America. Although UNAIDS quotes Belize’s figure at 1.5%...
Brain boost from baked and broiled fish
BELIZE CITY—A study released by the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, and publicized on Monday, August 4, 2014, highlights that nutrients in baked...
Cancer boutique for Belizean women
The physical changes that women experience as a result of cancer-fighting procedures can be very difficult to cope with, but the Belize Cancer Society...
Mosquitoes may spell double trouble with chikungunya on the horizon
The Ministry of Health announced today that it has begun nationwide surveillance to control the population of two species of mosquitoes - Aedes aegypti...
Heart disease, cancer and diabetes are top 3 killers
Lifestyle diseases and homicides are top killers in Belize over a 5-year period
Official data supplied to Amandala by the Ministry of Health indicate a...
Fetus found rotting under KHMH bed
The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH), Belize’s premier public medical facility, is once again walking on hot coals following the confirmed discovery of an...
