June 7, 2023

Hospitalizations and deaths of younger people soar due to COVID-19, PAHO Director reports

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Countries will need to maintain or increase ICU bed capacity even further if infections continue to rise at current rates. In the past week, nearly 40% of all global COVID-19 deaths took place in the Americas.  Washington, D.C. May 5, 2021 (PAHO) – Hospitalizations and deaths of younger people are surging as the COVID-19 pandemic […]

Cleveland Clinic Florida expanding world class healthcare

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Greater access to specialty care areas now available to more international patients For more than 30 years, patients have come to Cleveland Clinic Florida seeking outstanding patient care. It is a premier academic medical center known for providing complex care for the sickest of patients, from across the region and around the world. To meet both […]

Rare surgery at Health City Cayman Islands gives octogenarian new lease on life

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CAYMAN ISLANDS (December 21, 2017) – An 80-year-old woman’s life took a turn for the better thanks to intervention by a team of doctors, nurses and physiotherapists at Health City Cayman Islands. Cayman Islands resident Zoe Bodden was still dealing with the effects of the pulmonary embolism she suffered in August 2016. Struggling with her […]

The Editor Speaks: Suicide

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The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 1 million people die each year from suicide. Have you ever contemplated suicide? Don’t answer. Have I ever contemplated suicide? I’m not saying. Would there ever be a circumstance that would make you or me seriously consider it? Probably. If you do, or I do, your loved ones […]

Special pets hospital

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Welcome to the special hospital where pets are treated better than most human patients By Rafi Letzter From Business Insider This post includes graphic images of surgery, some of which may be upsetting to readers. Emergency veterinary medicine is rough work. “Some people can’t take the screaming,” said Sue Maraczi, an emergency and critical care […]

Health City Cayman Islands reaches surgical milestone

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The cardiovascular surgery team at Health City Cayman Islands reached an impressive milestone recently by performing more than 150 consecutive surgical procedures without a single surgical mortality. “This is a proud moment for us as this milestone is rarely achieved in this surgical specialty due to the complexity of the procedures involved,” said Dr. Binoy […]

Cayman Islands: Man arrested in connection with stabbing early Sunday (13) morning

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From RCIPS: Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 11:03 AM GRAND CAYMAN: Around 1:45AM Sunday, 13 September, officers responded to a call regarding a stabbing near the Globe Bar on Martin Drive in George Town. A man was lying to with a stab wound to the chest at the rear of the building, and was quickly transported […]