Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of today, March 15: Dominican Republic- 246,045 cases, 3222 deaths, 202,062 recoveries Puerto Rico- 94,790 cases, 2080 deaths Cuba- 61,472 cases, 370 deaths, 56,755 recovered Jamaica- 30,499 cases, 485 deaths, 15,139 recovered French Guiana- 16,764 cases, 87 deaths, 9995 recovered Haiti- 12,664 cases, 250 deaths, 10,177 recovered Belize- … [Read more...]
PAHO welcomes expansion of COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Caribbean
WASHINGTON, CMC – Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Carissa Etienne, on Wednesday welcomed the expansion of the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the Americas, including the Caribbean. Etienne also said that PAHO is working closely with member countries to “accelerate access” throughout the region. During her weekly media briefing, she disclosed that the Bahamas has … [Read more...]
Vaccine side effect may result in misleading mammography results
A side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine is raising concerns about the accuracy of mammography results and questions about whether recently vaccinated patients should delay or move forward with scheduled screenings. A new study out of Massachusetts General Hospital reports that the shot can cause lymph nodes to swell similarly to how they would when breast cancer spreads to them. Some physicians … [Read more...]
The World’s 7 Best Countries For Dental Tourism
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, dental tourism projections for 2020 were good. Most estimates expected the market to grow by 10-14%. The United States has been a big driver in this market with U.S. citizens spending more than US$5 billion on dental tourism in 2019. It’s likely that once the world re-opens dental tourism will continue to offer opportunities. Hotel and rental prices are likely to … [Read more...]
UK Variant of COVID-19 Now Spreading Among Jamaican Population
The more contagious United Kingdom variant of COVID-19 called B.1.1.7 is now spreading among the Jamaican population. This revelation was made by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, at a virtual press conference on Monday, March 8. Tufton said seven of the eight samples that were sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in Trinidad and Tobago returned positive … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 52
- 53
- 54
- 55
- 56
- …
- 115
- Next Page »