Telemedicine can be particularly useful tool in times of crisis. In China the Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company is a Shanghai-based company that facilitates remote visits between a physician and a patient via the internet. With China currently on lockdown, and a limited supply of doctors and beds in Wuhan, service providers like Ping An Good Doctor can act as a conduit to … [Read more...]
Caribbean Community Take Strict Measures to Control The Coronavirus
Some Caribbean Community governments have begun to take drastic measures to prevent any cases of the deadly Corona virus raising its head in this highly travel-sensitive region, with some refusing entry to passengers arriving from China and Hong Kong. In the past week, authorities dressed from head to toe in hazardous material suits have in many parts of the region taken the ultimate precaution … [Read more...]
Why healthcare providers are losing the cybersecurity battle
[Reprinted from MedCity News] It is time for medical organizations to re-assess the potential consequences of complacency, and equip their security teams with the resources they need to keep their staff, and ultimately their patients safe. In 2019 experts red-flagged previously unforeseen levels of attacks on healthcare providers, with the US Department of Health and Human Services … [Read more...]
More Jamaican Nurses Exiting To Greener Pastures
Nurses are the backbone of Jamaica’s public health system and many have earned the reputation of being among the best in the world, so it’s no wonder that they are being aggressively recruited for international destinations where there are serious nursing shortages in developed countries like the UK, Europe and North America. The Jamaican Observer newspaper reported in 2017, that between 2015 and … [Read more...]
Tobacco Use on the Decline among Caribbean Males
Every year, more than 8 million people die from tobacco use and more than 7 million of those deaths are from direct tobacco use while around 1.2 million are due to non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. In 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report that revealed 21% of the global population aged 15 and above smoked tobacco. Men smoked at five times the rate of women; … [Read more...]
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