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  By Penny Pexman and David Sidhu Guest Writers “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” –Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet There has always been an interest in how the name ...

By Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen and Ivan Sedov Guest Writers Many pregnant women find themselves waking up in the middle of night to go the bathroom (for the third time) or struggling to find a comfortable sleep position. Mildly disrupted sleep is common ...

By David W Scheifele Guest Writer The oxygen flow was at maximum but it wasn’t enough to keep Aliyah alive. Her measles-damaged lungs failed in the night. Aliyah was one of hundreds of children with measles that I looked after ...

By Stephanie Liu, Erin Manchuk and Shannon Ruzycki Guest Writers Is it safe to drink alcohol and breastfeed? As physicians, we have always cautioned patients not to. As mothers, we look forward to the occasional glass of wine. We also know that ...

By Jackson A. Smith and Dillon Thomas Browne Guest Writers Luke’s parents gave him a cell phone last year for his 10th birthday. Since then, the amount of time he spends playing video games on and off his phone has increased. ...

By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Some possible answers, regarding mental illness and the rise in teen suicide, warrant a look from a basal stance. The truth (or part) of the matter is that we are still not accepting ...

By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Men act as very influential fixtures in the lives of their children. It is a well-known and widely-accepted fact, that both boys and girls need a strong male to teach and show them ...

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica April 20, 2019 — Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Alando Terrelonge, says come September, when the 2019/20 academic year begins, all reports of corporal punishment, being administered in schools, “will be ...

By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Let me preface my article, by saying to all parents: it doesn’t matter how close you think you are to your children, you’re never really as close as you think you are. There ...

By Dr. Mark Goulston Guest Writer Suicide is now the second-leading cause of death for teens (after accidental injury). Further, a new study shows that the number of children and teens in the U.S. who visited the ER for suicidal ...