Gadget of the week
Maze-like chip helps spot aggressive cancer cells From engadget By Jon Fingas The ornate pattern could be the key to treating stubborn forms of cancer. It’s difficult to spot cancer cells — just one in a billion blood cells are…
Hammock Camping Infographic Part 5
Tired of the same old camping routine? Or maybe you’ve started to see some flaws in your regular camping set up that might be solved by changing things up a little bit? Sounds like you might need to give hammock…
MacDill AFB squadron rescuing hospital patients from Caribbean island
By Adam Winer From ABC Action News Tampa-based squadron flying patients to US MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The people of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean islands are getting help from the US Air Force. Rescue missions are being…
COPD action plan shortens duration of flare-ups and hospital admissions
By J ANNEKE VAN DEN ELSHOUT From University of Twente. The University of Twente carried out the first study worldwide that shows patients with COPD (lung disease caused by smoking) and other illnesses (heart disease, diabetes, anxiety and depression) have…
Top storm-recovery injuries to avoid
From Baptist Health International Injuries related to storm recovery activities are of major concern to healthcare providers as residents of South Florida clean up debris in the heat, inspect roofs and swelter in homes that have yet to have power…
Caribbean moves forward with recovery efforts
By Alex Palmer From Successful Meetings Puerto Rico assesses destruction in midst of continuing power outage while other destinations prep for months-long rebuilding Meetings and incentive destinations throughout the Caribbean faced one devastating hurricane after the next in September, with…
Cayman Islands HSA introduces local testing of Zika and other viral diseases
The Cayman Islands Health Services Authority’s (HSA’s) Laboratory, in partnership with the Public Health and Forensics Department, is now among an elite group of regional laboratories to be internationally accredited with the full capabilities to test for viral diseases that…
Cayman Islands’ community unites for Childhood Cancer Research
George Town, Grand Cayman, September 23, 2017 More than 1000 people packed The Wicket Bar in Cricket Square on Friday evening for the 5th annual Hannah’s Heroes Big Shave to raise funds for the St Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest private…
Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Americans need to join together to help all islands affected by hurricanes
From The Philadelphia Tribune It is as if the recent hurricanes came through and deliberately leveled each of the small islands methodically, one by one. Many of us cannot begin to imagine the kind of emotion we would experience if…
Liberty University sends a team of volunteers to the Caribbean
By Siobhan McGirl From WDBJ7 CBS LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ7) You can tell a lot about where a person is going from what they pack in their bag. “Well definitely my work boots,” said one student as she rummaged through her…









