More than 58,000 operations were performed in 2015 at Mater Dei and also at private hospitals in agreement with the health authorities, Health Minister Chris Fearne said this evening.  Replying...

For those mired in the eternal quest for health and happiness, there's some good news. Harvard is on the case. With the help of a $21 million donation, the Ivy League school is rounding up top...

The government and the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses (MUMN) have launched the annual nursing recruitment drive as the current 3,150-strong workforce is simply not enough for the amount of...

Did you forget to pick up your May issue of Taste&Flair? Pick it up this Friday with The Malta Independent.  It's a bumper issue with 144 pages packed with recipes and home ideas for you to...

The total number of foreign nurses working in public hospitals and with the Department of the Elderly is of 290, according to information presented by Minister for Health, Chris Fearne. This was said...

A pregnant woman shows up at a New York City bar and wants to go in and order a drink despite health warnings against consuming alcohol while expecting. Should the tavern serve her? It's against...

The government has introduced a National Minimum Standard for homes for the elderly and is planning to set up an evaluation board which will see if homes for the elderly are being kept with the limits...

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) held a graduation event in Malta on 4 May celebrating the achievements of the first cohort of 11 ACA graduates to have trained,...

The saying, Don't judge a book by its cover, has never been more accurate than in the case of the rambutan, a fruit imported by Fruitland Company. With its spiky exterior and less than appealing...

Four childcare centres recently donated €1,000 to Dar tal-Providenza after various fund-raising activities organised during Christmas, Carnival and Easter. The childcare centres are: Kidstart...