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“I refuse to treat cancer as a death sentence”

Cancer. The big C. Both terrifying phrases we hope will never bring a sour experience to us or our loved ones. The truth is, cancer has become a daily struggle for many, as we will see in adverts, posts and campaigns all over Malta and Gozo during Breast Cancer...

Kelly Peplow | 02/10/2021

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Malta’s life expectancy rate up to 83 years

Malta’s life expectancy rate has gone up from an average of 78 years to more than 82 years. One of the main contributing factors of this positive result is the drastic decrease in deaths related to heart disease. This information was provided by Dr Robert Xuereb,...

TheJournal.mt | 21/09/2021

Health

The cost of cancer care

€17million are spent each year for cancer care in Malta including oncology medicine introduced in the Government Formulary, which has seen gradual additions since 2017. Malta’s National Health Service had already taken a great leap forward back in 2013 with the...

Kelly Peplow | 09/09/2021

Health

Mental Health has become the ultimate deal-breaker

Good or bad, mental health is a constant for us all, and one which shouldn’t be taken lightly. While the COVID-19 pandemic has shed a brighter light on the struggles of those with mental illnesses, schools and businesses around the globe have long since realised that...

Kelly Peplow | 28/08/2021

Health

Lessons from the Pandemic

Fifteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, can we say that we have learned some lessons? Some people may think it is premature to ask the question, considering that we have not, in any way, won the war against the coronavirus. With over 70% of the population...

Frans Camilleri | 25/08/2021

Health

Tasting the Rainbow: Synesthesia

At age 10 I asked the nurse if the IV drip came in another flavour. She checked me for a fever. To this day whenever I’m stuck to an IV, I get that metallic taste in my mouth, as if I was keeping a Euro coin under my tongue. Nowadays, I keep it to myself to (try?) not...

Jean Claude Scicluna | 23/08/2021

Health

Feeling like a zombie

More than a year-and-a-half into the COVID-19 pandemic, burnout seems to be on everyone’s lips. Many of us didn’t realise what had hit us when we scrambled to adjust to the sudden upheaval of the workplace, switching to remote work with little or no preparation, or...

Frans Camilleri | 18/08/2021

Health

Happiness is a sleeping baby

There is an old folk song some of whose lines say, “If living were a thing that money could buy, you know the rich would live and the poor would die.” Regrettably, there’s little “if” about it, according to research. On average, poor people live less healthy lives...

Frans Camilleri | 05/08/2021

Health

The Ultimate Sin

There is one thing that Religion seems to be fixated on: Sex. Unless this is done between a married couple in a missionary position without condoms or sort, it is considered sinful. But the Ultimate Sin is considered to be Abortion. I mean, a man can be a serial...

Adrian Buckle | 04/08/2021

Health

All over the Place

Readers will excuse me today. As I wrote this, I was listening to KSI’s just-released album “All Over the Place”. So, naturally enough, my column does that. Whether you will like the result may not be important, but what the Editor of The Journal will do with it is...

Frans Camilleri | 28/07/2021

Health

Depression in the old-old elderly residing in Maltese community nursing homes

This article is based on the author’s research in partial fulfilment of the author’s awarding of the degree of Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at the University of Malta. Depression is a mood disorder characterised by a loss of interest in everyday life, feelings of...

Mr Yaser Teebi | 08/07/2021

Health

Mental Health Strategy: Another Step in providing care outside Mount Carmel Hospital

In July 2019, the Government launched its Mental Health Strategy for the 10 years between 2020 and 2030. This strategy promotes mental wellbeing and improvement of Mental Health Services. The aim is to have services that are based mainly in the community....

Dr Anton Grech | 01/07/2021

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