Royal Caribbean passengers reportedly kept on ship due to illness
From Cruise Radio Nearly 170 people have been felled by a norovirus outbreak on Royal Caribbean’sOasis of the Seas. As a result, several passengers have reported that they were not allowed to disembark at one of the ship’s ports of…
New Carib Sailing Week
New Caribbean Sailing Week for 2019 From Scuttlebutt Sailing News A newly formed event called Caribbean Sailing Week (CSW) is set to take place October 17-20 in English Harbour, Antigua. The 2019 event combines two individual Caribbean Sailing Association (CSA)…
Cuba’s hidden Zika outbreak
By Don Ward Hickett From Precision Vaccinations Will Zika continue in California, the Caribbean, Florida, and Puerto Rico in 2019? January 8th, 2019 – A recent study highlights how the Zika virus may still be spreading in the Americas, including the…
CDC reveals deadliest drug in US
From Newsmax As the U.S. opioid epidemic grinds on, fentanyl is fast becoming the main culprit in drug overdose deaths, health officials report. Cocaine and heroin remain the street drugs of choice, but more overdose deaths involve fentanyl, either mixed…
Health officials baffled as polio-like illness spreads to more kids
From Newsmax Cases of a mysterious polio-like illness continue to mount in the United States, and health officials are scrambling to figure out the cause. There are now 252 patients under investigation for acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), an increase of…
Caribbean says Zika no longer an issue. Doctors say not so fast [Cayman Islands listed as risk free]
By Nikki Ekstein From Bloomberg The truth is complicated. On Oct. 18, the Caribbean Public Health Agency was celebrating and promoting good news: the World Health Organization (WHO) was no longer classifying its islands as having active virus transmission. Anguilla…
CDC: Influenza killed 80,000 people last year in USA
From WN Federal health officials warned people across the United States more than 80,000 people died during the flu season during winter 2017 through 2018, the highest number in more than a decade, according to The New York Times. The…
Rates of 3 STDs have reached a record high in the US — and a ‘super gonorrhea’ may be forthcoming
By Caroline Praderio From This Insider STDs like gonorrhea, pictured here, are on the rise, according to new preliminary data.CDC / Joe Millar Cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis hit record highs in the US in 2017, according to preliminary…
Record number of cruise ships failed health and safety inspections in 2017
By Jacob Passy But even ships that pass inspections can have serious violations In 2018, cruise ships may need to clean up their act. More cruise ships failed health inspections in 2017 than in any year in the past decade,…
This year’s deadly flu season is reaching its peak — here’s how to tell if you’re contagious
By Hilary Brueck From Business Insider People who have the flu can be contagious the day before they start showing signs of the virus. You’re generally most infectious during the first two or three days of the illness. Experts say…
