"Have you thought much about the future? More specifically have you planned your funeral? Of course may we all live as long as the 92-year-old who was Malta's first death with Covid -19...

In recent history, the Second World War may be considered as the second great siege of Malta, the first being that of 1565. During 1940-43, the enemy was visible in the form of aerial bombardment;...

In a fast moving and changing society, at times one must stop for a moment to appreciate those who paved the way for us and commemorate their achievements. In 2019, Malta celebrated the 100th...

A team of 20 chefs including support staff, employees of CaterEssence, have volunteered to live at the company's Central Processing Unit (CPU) in Qormi for the next two weeks to reduce their external...

Russia now stands on the crater of a volcano, which magma is a mixture of three crises: epidemiological, political and economic. Probably, for now, it does not matter who is to blame: we must go down...

Thanks to technological advances we have easy access to colleagues, friends and family and can be in contact with them and in a variety of ways even with those who live far away. We know what it was...

In times of severe Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) shortages, healthcare workers are faced with a vexing dilemma: They can either throw away their precious face respirators after each shift and...

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) commonly known as diabetes, is a chronic, metabolic disease characterised by high blood sugar levels over a long period. It affects a large number of people, with many more...

Professor Jane Somerville, who has been coming to Malta several times a year as consultant in congenital heart disease, is Emeritus Professor of Cardiology at Imperial College, London, having been a...

The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) had first been formed in 1898 as the single medical corps for the British Army. Each unit in the field had its own Regimental Medical Officer (RMO), supported by...