Mother Teresa’s physician applauds her expected canonization
One of the world’s top cardiac surgeons , Dr. Devi Shetty, is applauding the decision to clear the late Mother Teresa’s path to sainthood. Mother Teresa, widely admired around the world as a champion of the poor in the slums…
Health City Cayman Islands – Medical Tourism may be one way to lower healthcare costs
From Accountable Health I recently had the pleasure of visiting Health City Cayman Islands (HCCI), a medical facility founded by Dr. Devi Shetty in a relationship between Narayana Health and Ascension. A group of individuals from the United States toured…
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Pakistan returns ‘Unparalleled’ Cuban favor
From telesur Pakistan will donate 15,000 tons of rice to Cuba as way of thanks for the humanitarian care provided by Cuba after the 2005 earthquake in Kashmir. In an expression of thanks, Pakistan will donate 15,000 tons of rice…
A new edge in fighting cancer for Caribbean patients
Radiosurgery treatments can be performed with precision and speed, often in just a few minutes per day In a promising development for cancer patients in the Caribbean region, North Shore Medical Center is the first hospital in Miami to install…
Pfizer raised the price of over 100 drugs this year
By Deena Beasley, Reuters From Business Insider Pfizer Inc. on Jan. 1 raised U.S. prices for more than 100 of its drugs, some by as much as 20 percent, according to statistics compiled by global information services company Wolters Kluwer. Pfizer…
Acclaimed Medical Professor endorses Caribbean Hospital’s Mission
From Caribbean News Service CAYMAN ISLANDS, Jan 11 2016 – One of the world’s respected pathologists is encouraged by the work of a Caribbean hospital and its mission to make high quality healthcare affordable and accessible to all. Dr. Vinay…
Mental health treatment in A&B placed under microscope
By Christopher Cameron From Antigua Observer The mother of burn victim Miss Teen Xplosion Shaveesa Gasper would have likely remained untreated and unstable, even if she had been diagnosed with a mental condition before the attack, Dominican psychiatrist Dr Griffin Benjamin…
Guinea Worm Disease: Jimmy Carter to thank for almost totally eradicating flesh-eating disease
By DANNY COX From Inquisitr A horrible flesh-eating disease known as Guinea Worm Disease has no cure, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be something that is eliminated. The disease is one that many scientists have studied, but still can’t find…
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No vote for long-term overseas residents By Simon Jones From The Royal Gazette The Bermuda Government has no plans to extend voting rights to Bermudians living permanently abroad. At the end of last year, absentee ballots allowing students to vote…
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Zika virus may be transmitted through sex
By lisaparavisini From Repeating Islands A virologist at the Bernhard-Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg, Germany, has suggested that Zika virus infection is the only vector-borne disease that may be transmitted by sexual intercourse, St Lucia Online reports. The first…
