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Caymanian man brought back to life after heart stops twice
CAYMAN ISLANDS — A 33-year-old Caymanian man is breathing again with a sigh of relief after the Health City Cayman Islands medical team brought him back from the brink of death. Bjorn Ebanks’ heart stopped twice, and he underwent CPR […]
Dominican Re-elected For Second Term as PAHO Director
WASHINGTON, United States, Friday September 29, 2017 – Dominican-born Dr Carissa Etienne has been re-elected for a second five-year term as Director of the Pan American Health Organization
BAHAMAS: Dr. Sands Provides Update on Stem Cell Research
A subject that caused quite the controversy, yet Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands said when it comes to stem cell research here in the country nothing much
Jamaican scientist’s marijuana-based anti-cancer drug is now FDA approved
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted orphan drug approval for Chrysoeriol, a cannabis-based drug used to treat acute myeloid leukaemia, which was developed by Jamaican
New UWI chancellor takes office
Jamaica W.I. – The University of the West Indies (The UWI) marked a change July 17 in its leadership as it welcomed a new chancellor, the highest
Health City Cayman Islands Offers New Cryo-Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
A leading hospital in the Caribbean is offering another first that could save the lives of heart patients across the Caribbean and the world. Health City Cayman Islands, the
BARBADOS: Another option for HIV patients
THE BARBADOS Family Planning Association (BFPA) has become the first community-based organisation to offer treatment to those who test positive for HIV. The initiative means that HIV+ patients have
Caribbean Healthcare Professionals Form Groundbreaking Alzheimer’s Association
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Wednesday June 21, 2017 – With the number of people living with dementia projected to reach 74.7 million in another 13 years and 131.5
Election of the First African Director-General of the the World Health Organisation
Member States of WHO elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the new Director-General of WHO. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was nominated by the Government of Ethiopia, and will begin
Bermuda: BHB facing serious financial difficulties
Growing pressures on an unsustainable healthcare system have caused serious financial difficulties for the Bermuda Hospitals Board, the Public Accounts Committee has heard. BHB bosses appeared before the PAC