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Chikungunya spreads in Caribbean

Health officials say that cases of the mosquito-borne virus chikungunya are spreading through the Caribbean. “The World Health Organization does not advise special screening at points of entry into the country with regards to this event. Nor does it currently […]

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Trinidadian footballer dies at 22 in Hungary after brain haemorrhage

Beloved Trinidadian footballer Akeem Adams has passed away after suffering a stroke in Hungary. According to distraught relatives, the 22 year-old footballer died after a brain haemorrhage on Monday

Bayview Hospital changes hands

 By Kaymar Jordan After several months of negotiations and a two-year market search, BayView hospital is about to change hands. Directors of the private health care facility have concluded a

Caribbean records first case of Chikungunya

The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Tuesday said that for the first time, locally-acquired cases of chikungunya have been detected in the Caribbean. “There is currently no evidence

Dominica Ministry of Health investigates reports of Coxsakie virus

Dominica’s Ministry of Health is investigating reports of an airborne virus known as Coxsakie which usually affects children. It is known to also affect adults occasionally. Dr. Johnson

Barbados wins health prize

The Ministry of Health has announced that Barbados has won the health prize for immunization from CARPHA or the Caribbean Public Health Agency last week in Jamaica. According to

FEDS TURN UP TO INVESTIGATE ST. CROIX HOSPITAL

Luis Hospital is the subject of a Federal investigation as inspectors from the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services swooped down on the St. Croix facility.  According

For-Profit Caribbean Medical Schools Use Federal Funds Loophole

By Janet Lorin For-profit Caribbean medical schools that don’t have access to U.S. federal loans are finding a way around the rules: Encouraging some students to enroll simultaneously

JAMIACA OPENING FIRST MEDICAL MARIJUANA COMPANY THIS WEEK

Professor Henry Lowe will open Jamaica’s first medical marijuana company this week. The Jamaican scientist Professor Henry Lowe said that the use of medicinal marijuana was “nothing new, especially

BARBADOS TO HOST LARGEST CANCER CONFERENCE IN THE WORLD

CancerCaribbean, a new cancer services company in the Caribbean region, is pleased to announce the inaugural Best of ASCO Event in the Caribbean, December 1-2, 2013 at the

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