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Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 604,472

Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of March 31:  Dominican Republic- 252,727 cases, 3325 deaths, 212,156 recoveries  Puerto Rico- 97,713 cases, 2113 deaths  Cuba- 75,263 cases, 424 deaths, 70,614 recovered  Jamaica- 39,237 cases, 596 deaths, 17,598 recovered   French Guiana- 16,922 cases, 89 deaths, 9995 recovered Haiti- 12,762 cases, 251 deaths, 11,043 recovered  Belize- 12,415 cases, … [Read more...]

Black Patients Often Treated at Hospitals With Poorer Safety Records: Report

Compared with white patients, Black adults are at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to hospital safety in the United States, a new report warns. Black patients are significantly less likely to gain access to "high-quality" hospitals, an Urban Institute analysis found. As a result, they're much more likely to undergo surgical procedures in facilities with relatively poor safety … [Read more...]

Cannabis and COVID-19: Is there a link?

As the number of COVID-19 cases increases, Jamaica faces an evergreen challenge of providing the best care possible to patients – all the while as it takes a toll on the country’s overburdened healthcare system. Meanwhile, one producer of medicinal hemp, Virtudes, believes the plant could help stem the tide of long recovery periods and severe symptoms for patients. Dr Heinz-Peter Becker, a … [Read more...]

Caribbean countries boost the capacities of nurses in critical care during COVID-19

Brittany Baptise is a nurse at the Scarborough General Hospital in Trinidad and Tobago, in the Caribbean. Today is her day off and she smiles as she describes how nervous she was when she learned that she would be working in an intensive care unit (ICU) to treat COVID-19 patients. “I was a bit fearful because, coming from the medical ward, we didn’t really know the rules and function of an ICU. … [Read more...]

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