British Virgin Islands Health News

Swine flu shots to start next week in public schools Saturday, November 28th 2009 The Health and Education departments will begin offering H1N1 vaccines, which protect against the swine flu virus, at the territory's public schools next week. The vaccine...

Senators told about failures in V.I. mental health care Friday, November 20th 2009 ST. The territory's system of providing mental health care to its citizens remains sorely lacking, some testifiers at a Senate Health Committee hearing on Thursday said.

Under the House health-care bill, millions of blacks could potentially be denied federal payments for affordability credits. These credits enable individuals to get subsidized health care if they are under 400 percent of the federal poverty line. Such subsidies do...

We urge residents to come out and take advantage of free health screenings," Health Commissioner Julia Sheen said in a prepared statement the department released. "As is customary, individuals who have not had their seasonal flu shots will also be...

Several high school seniors learned the spirit and history of Veterans Day on Tuesday morning at the American Legion Hall in Gallows Bay, Christiansted...Croix Seventh-day Adventist School had been invited to meet with members of American Legion Post 85.

Tuesday, November 10th 2009 Virgin Islanders will join the nation in the observance of Veterans Day on Wednesday...Croix, members of the American Legion will observe the day with a parade at 9:30 a.m...Lineup for the parade begins at 8:30 a.m....

Policy, hosted the community discussion on the University of the Virgin Islands St...America, yet there are an estimated 56,000 new infections each year in this country. "That is not an epidemic that is under control," he said...Specifically, the office wants...

Advocates say that fear of stigma and discrimination is a very real factor in the territory, affecting the lives of those who have HIV and residents who may fear being tested for the virus...That situation was resolved when medications arrived...

On Thursday afternoon, a dozen kayaks came ashore at Trunk Bay. Inside the boats were some of the bravest Americans ever to grace the waters of St...For the second time in three years, disabled veterans and family members came to...

In the absence of wellness checkups and early intervention, patients are more likely to go to the emergency room with serious illnesses and long-term health complications that could have been prevented, speakers at the 18th annual Pastoral Care/Biomedical Ethics Joint...