Latin American, Caribbean health systems need more investment as populations age
By Enrique Rivero From UCLA Newsroom Study involving UCLA researchers finds progress toward universal health coverage, but gaps in how citizens assess primary care Though the health systems in Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico and Panama have strengths, citizens…
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How A Caribbean Island became prime source of U.S. Zika cases
By Phil Galewitz From Kaiser Health News More than 1,400 Americans contracted Zika while traveling outside the U.S. this year and a Caribbean-island nation is one of the top destinations where they caught the virus. Visitors to the Dominican Republic…
The US healthcare sector emits more greenhouse gas than the entire UK
By Ronnie Cohen, Reuters From Business Insider If the U.S. healthcare sector were ranked as a nation, it would be the world’s 13th-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, more than all of the UK, a new study finds. “Unfortunately, in our…
The Editor speaks: Money is worth far more at the beginning than at the end
It never ceases to amaze me how much more we spend at the end of the problem than at the beginning – the pruning. We have all the statistics that prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that if you…
UK: Leading public health bodies call for decriminalisation of drugs
By Sarah Boseley Health editor From The Guardian UK Report from Royal Society for Public Health and Faculty of Public Health says misuse of drugs should be a health issue, not a criminal one The UK’s two leading public health…
US: Majority of Key Haven survey respondents oppose GMO mosquito test
By NANCY KLINGENER From WLRN Miami, South Florida A survey of households in Key Haven, the neighborhood proposed for the first U.S. trial of genetically modified mosquitoes, found a majority of respondents opposed to the test. Researchers from the Bloomberg School of…
‘Sea Lice’ hit Florida, Caribbean beaches
BY FD PRODUCER From cw39.com FLORIDA – It lurks in ocean waters, feeding on human flesh. No, sharks aren’t the only things you need to be wary of if you plan on taking a dip in the ocean! “Sea lice,”…
The Editor Speaks: Tobacco
Tuesday May 31st is No Tobacco Day. Please see Premier Alden McLaughlin’s Message for World No Tobacco Day Message 2016 we published at: http://www.ieyenews.com/wordpress/cayman-islands-marks-world-no-tobacco-day-may-31st/ The Premier said: “Smoking remains one of the leading causes of preventable illness and premature death…
News Americas names top 10 Caribbean-born female doctors in the US
From Jamaica Observer Respected Internet-based information provider News Americas has rated five Jamaican female doctors in its top 10 list of leading Caribbean-born female doctors across the United States of America. The New York-based organisation traced the overall medical achievements…
Zika virus was in Haiti before it was in Brazil, study finds
By Maggie Fox From NBC News The Zika virus was circulating in Haiti in 2014, long before it became obvious that it was spreading fast in Brazil, a new study finds. A team that went back and checked out three…
