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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 office-holder in The UWI system. Trinidad and Tobago national Robert Bermudez assumed duties […]

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Cayman: Health minister aiming for ‘adequate’ cover

(CNS): Dwayne “John-John” Seymour, a critic of the Progressives during the campaign who then joined the coalition government as health minister, believes everyone in Cayman should have “adequate

Jamaican doctor hit by taxi moments after arriving in Cayman; dies in hospital

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — A Jamaican doctor succumbed to her injuries here yesterday after being mowed down by a taxi shortly after landing at the Owen

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

Drug Mixtures Complicating Drug Fight in Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday July 18, 2017 – A new trend is emerging in Barbados where drug users are mixing drugs into a single dosage, creating challenges for drug

Report: Guyana, T&T lead Americas in heart-related deaths

Trinidad (Trinidad Express) – Trinidad and Tobago is second behind Guyana, among the 34 countries in the Americas for the highest rates of mortality from heart disease. And this

Coconut Oil Health Food Myth Debunked By Experts

A recent trend promoting the health benefits of coconut oil has been trashed by the American Heart Association (AHA) which claims it is as unhealthy as animal fats. In

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine team assesses Dominica’s eye screening and treatment program

Dr. Cova Bascaran and Nurse Marcia Zondervan, a two-member team from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, has embarked on a mission to appraise the Diabetic

C’bean has highest rate of mortality from NCDs in the Americas

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC) — The Caribbean has the highest rate of mortality in the Americas from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with more than 40 per cent of NCD

Cuban anti-diabetic foot ulcer drug produces more good results

PINAR DEL RÍO, Cuba (ACN) -- The ongoing use of Heberprot-P, a drug developed in Cuba for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers, has produced more good results

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