Twenty-two years after his contributions to the field of medicine made him the nation’s youngest recipient of the Chaconia Gold Medal, Dr. Sawh has made medical history again.
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Medicine & Therapy
Lymphedema Association of T&T: Raising Awareness
Ask anyone about cancer, and familiarity floods in — but ask about lymphedema, and these same faces might furrow in confusion. Most of us know very little about the lymphatic system, and unfortunately may only learn about it when faced with a life-threatening condition.
Medicine & Therapy
Dr. Alexandra Ames: Medicine Made Simple
We often think of birth control as a synonym for ‘condoms’ or ‘the pill’ — but contraception is far more expansive and diverse than just these common options.
Medicine & Therapy
Vitas House – Quality Hospice Care
The word ‘hospice’ brings to mind an onslaught of powerful images — illness, and pain; but these preconceptions fade away on entering Vitas House. The spotlessly clean, comfortable environment with modern fittings belies its nature — which is to care for the terminally ill cancer patients.
Medicine & Therapy
Digestive Disorders: Crohn’s and Colitis in T&T
It is a silent shame suffered by some, about an aspect of our lives that most may prefer to keep private: bowel movements. But for a person with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), secrecy is difficult to maintain.
Medicine & Therapy
Dr. James Bratt: Psychiatry for Seniors
“Old people don’t have problems… why would they need a psychiatrist?” This is the type of derogatory comment that Dr. James Bratt has often had to deal with.
Medicine & Therapy
T&T IVF & Fertility Centre: Delivering Hope
For those who long for parenthood, being unable to conceive can be devastating.
Medicine & Therapy
ISD Health Solutions: Making Sleep Count
We all know that snoring isn’t sexy — but did you know that snoring could also be dangerous to your health? “When you snore, you stop breathing while you sleep,” explains Gregory Arneaud, Clinical Director and Founder/CEO of ISD Health Solutions, also known as Island Sleep Diagnostics.
Medicine & Therapy
Taking care of your heart: Dr Clifford Thomas, Premier Heart Care
Of the major health concerns facing the world today, cardiovascular health reigns supreme.
Medicine & Therapy
CARPHA: Public Health on the Agenda
“A regular doctor sees an individual patient, and gives a diagnosis and a prescription. A public health specialist looks at an entire community or population to diagnose what is ailing its people, and makes a policy-level prescription to its Government or leaders.” – Dr. James Hospedales
Medicine & Therapy
Giving Back – Caribbean Medical Providers Practicing Abroad
Caribbean nationals that seek success abroad are often chastised for contributing to the regional ‘brain drain’ — but recent trends in diaspora engagement point, in fact, to the reverse: a ‘brain gain’.
Medicine & Therapy
Caribbean Kids & Family Therapy Organisation: A Family of Care
For a parent of a child with disabilities, the world can seem very limiting and frustrating. It is this first-hand knowledge and experience that led to the formation of Caribbean Kids and Family Therapy Organisation (CKFTO).
Medicine & Therapy
Eye Health in T&T: A Closer Look
“Would you rather lose a limb, or an eye?” It is the question that grabs the attention of someone who is about to close the door in your face — a reaction that ophthalmologist Dr. Debra Bartholomew has experienced during the National Eye Survey of Trinidad and Tobago (NESTT).
Medicine & Therapy
Renew Clinic: Beyond Therapy
The artwork is the first thing you notice — which is hardly something you would say about a clinic.
Medicine & Therapy
Urologist Dr. Lall Sawh: Pioneering the Field
It’s not often you meet a legend — and Lall Sawh’s career is certainly legendary. Dr. Lall Ramnath Sawh, CMT., MB., FRCS, ranks among the uppermost echelons of success in the field of urological medicine throughout the Caribbean.
Medicine & Therapy
The Therapeutic Workshoppe: Speech-Language & Occupational Therapy
Tie-tongue. Lisp. Stutter. These are the words that immediately come to mind when we think of ‘speech problems’ — but the field of speech-language therapy is far deeper and more diverse than these.
Medicine & Therapy
Holistic Healing with Horses and Yoga
Namaste. “The divine essence in me recognises the divine essence in you.” It is the customary greeting in yoga — and akin to the connection between a horse and a child in the Horses Helping Humans programme.
Medicine & Therapy
Mental Health Therapy through the Expressive Arts
It was the lure of the environment that encouraged Nicolette Choo Quan, in late 2013, to move her practice from Mucurapo Road in Port of Spain to its new location at Hibiscus Place in Petit Valley — where it now shares a location with the Adult Day Centre for Seniors and the WOW gym for mature women.
Medicine & Therapy
Hibiscus Place Adult Day Centre: Therapy in the Golden Years
With birds chirping overhead as you lounge in a recliner on the verandah and absorb the cool breeze and expansive view of the mountains, it certainly feels more like a home instead of a “home” – that dreadful word we fear as we become more and more wary of our aging parents.
Medicine & Therapy
Music Therapy: The Rhythm of Healing
The buzz in your brain, the humming in your veins, the swell of your heart as your favourite song comes on… We all know that music can have a physiological effect on our bodies.
Medicine & Therapy
Massage Therapy: The Profession of Touch
“It’s about love… if you don’t love what you do, your energy could never be transferred to heal someone else’s pain.” – Amir Ali
Medicine & Therapy
Total Rehab Centre: holistic health
It began with a dream, and a well-timed opportunity. “Our contracts were all coming to an end where we worked at the same outpatient clinic, and my brother was about to rent a facility in El Socorro and only needed the upstairs,” Lorraine explains. “I said to Nicole: I have this opportunity… do you want in?”