Adding to its long track record of surgical firsts in the Cayman Islands and the Caribbean, Health City Cayman Islands continues to establish itself as a leader in the innovative delivery of medical care with the introduction of robotic assisted laparoscopic surgeries using the da Vinci X surgical system. The first robotic assisted laparoscopic surgery in the Cayman Islands took place on May … [Read more...]
Baby boomers more likely to suffer from multiple chronic health issues than others
Baby boomers are more likely to suffer from multiple chronic health conditions than earlier generations, a new study found. Researchers from Penn State and Texas State University in the US warn that the growing rate of multiple chronic health conditions – also commonly referred to as multimorbidity – among Americans from the Baby Boomer generation represents a substantial threat to ageing … [Read more...]
Towards a smoke–free Caribbean
Policy briefs launched to support Caribbean countries in implementing smoke-free legislation A Smoke-Free Caribbean by 2025/2030.That was the vision articulated at this year’s ‘World No Tobacco Day’ virtual celebration held on Monday, May 30. “As tobacco use alone accounts for one in six of all deaths resulting from NCDs, all of those people will be alive with their finances … [Read more...]
PAHO issues warning for the Caribbean as COVID-19 cases soar
Dr. Carissa Etienne, Director, PAHO The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne, has urged countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, to take action to increase surveillance, public health measures and vaccination, and to ensure health systems are prepared to cope with a potential influx of COVID-19 patients. PAHO said COVID-19 cases are … [Read more...]
Cayman Islands: Health City moving towards training institution
World-renowned cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Shetty has plans to convert the hospital he founded here, Health City Cayman Islands, into an institution for training Caymanian students to become the healthcare professionals of the future. Part of the original deal Shetty made with the Cayman Islands Government to build the hospital in East End, in which HCCI received a number of controversial concessions, … [Read more...]
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