Cayman Islands Health City to feature at world medical tourism meet
One of the Caribbean’s newest medical facilities will be introduced to the world as an excellent Caribbean contribution to the rapidly expanding medical tourism landscape at a major global meeting this month. Health City Cayman Islands will be offered up…
Caribbean medical school students help St. Kitts kids with ‘Each One Reach One’ campaign
Students at Caribbean Medical School UMHS design clever donation vehicle using supermarket rewards points – give proceeds to needy children on their host nation of St. Kitts The dream for this initiative (EROC) is to be able to assist the…
One more confirmed case of chikungunya in Cayman Islands – total now 6
Chikungunya Update as of 15 September 2014 The total number of confirmed cases of chikungunya has reached six, as at September 15, 2014. Since the last update on 8 September 2014, five new cases were placed under investigation during the…
Best and worst cooking oils
From Jack Galloway Fitness Some oils are stable under heat (i.e. when you cook with them). This means that once all the cooking is done, the quality of the fat is left untouched, undamaged, and healthy in our bodies. But…
Reports: Selfie-taking doc’s unauthorized biopsy may have killed Joan Rivers
By Josh Dickey From Mashable Joan Rivers’ cardiac arrest may have been triggered by an unauthorized biopsy that the comedian’s personal physician — who apparently took a selfie in the operating room — performed on Rivers’ vocal cords, CNN reported…
Ancient Mexican alcohol also worked as nutrition supplement
By Eric Niiler for Discovery News From Mashable Less than an hour’s drive from the heart of Mexico City lies the expansive ruins of Teotihuacan, a massive city of nearly 120,000 people who built pyramids, temples and palaces before disappearing…
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Cayman minister says no more duty cuts on fuel Marco Archer, Cayman Islands Minister of Finance, said last Friday (12) in the Legislative Assembly government could not afford to reduce the duty on fuel any further than the cuts in…
Using data to tackle non-communicable diseases
From Trinidad Express Newspapers UWI research in action This is the second in a four-week series highlighting the research projects that will be recognised with prestigious Campus Awards at the upcoming UWI-NGC Research Awards Ceremony on October 1. Prof Surujpal…
Haiti gets help for mosquito-borne virus outbreak
From Charlotte Observer (AP) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti. Haiti has received a large shipment of treatment packets to help it deal with an outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus known as chikungunya amid a rainy season expected to result in a surge of…
Code of Practice for Cayman Islands health insurance offences announced
A recent notice published in the Cayman Islands Gazette regarding administrative fines for health insurance offences aims to reduce the length of time that it takes to dispose of these offences in the court system. The new Code of Practice…
