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Jamaican Doctor Who Tried to Bribe Police is Found Guilty of Corruption
A Jamaican doctor who claimed he had offered a bribe to a policeman to try to entrap him, was yesterday found guilty of corruption charges. Dr Jephthah Ford will know next Wednesday what punishment he will face for two counts […]
Death rates far higher for ‘alternative’ cancer cures — study
PARIS, France (AFP) — People who choose alternative cures for common cancers are up to five times more likely to die compared to those opting for standard treatments,
BELIZE: Decriminalize It
The National Assembly will be meeting on Friday August 18, and one of the items on the agenda is a bill to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act.
Bahamas: Dr. Burnett-Garraway new Medical Chief of Staff at PMH
The Public Hospitals Authority is pleased to announce that Dr. Caroline Burnett-Garraway has been appointed Medical Chief of Staff for the Princess Margaret Hospital with effect from August
Jamaica: A Worrying Sight – Experts At KPH Concerned By Glaucoma Figures
At least 15 per cent of the roughly 500 patients tested monthly at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) are diagnosed with glaucoma, a rate that experts at the
Bermuda: ‘Marked increase’ in gonorrhoea cases
There has been a “marked increase” in cases of the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea in Bermuda according to the Department of Health. The increase began in June and appears
PAHO launches new initiative to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of four diseases
Every year, an estimated 2,100 children in Latin America and the Caribbean are born with HIV or contract it from their mothers; 22,400 are infected with syphilis; some
Jamaica Government Gives Green Light for 300 More Nurses To Help Ease Shortage
Cabinet has approved the creation of 300 additional posts for nurses as part of moves to ease the personnel shortage in the public health system. But Health Minister, Dr
Baptist Health South Florida Hospitals Named Among the Best in the Nation by U.S. News & World Report
MIAMI, FL – August 8, 2017 – Baptist Health South Florida has been recognized for being among the best healthcare providers in the nation by U.S. News &
St Kitts-Nevis to become first in OECS and CARICOM to eliminate mother to child HIV transmission
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNIS) -- St Kitts and Nevis is expected to become the first country in the Organization of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Caribbean Community (CARICOM)