With the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus sending rates back up around the world and the Caribbean, some islands have had to adjust their travel and on land protocols yet again. Here are some updates you should be aware of. Please check the health authorities or tourism websites of the destinations you wish to travel to and ensure you are complying with the latest protocols and you … [Read more...]
WHO against the use of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its living guideline on COVID-19 therapeutics to include convalescent plasma. For non-severe COVID-19 patients, WHO recommends against its use, while it should only be used within clinical trials for severe and critical COVID-19 patients. Convalescent plasma is a transfusion of blood plasma from someone who has recovered from COVID-19. Current … [Read more...]
Cayman Islands: Health City filled key gap during lockdown
The challenges of getting medical attention during the border closure in 2020 and 2021 were mitigated by Health City Cayman Islands, the management at the East End hospital has said. As the medical facility prepares to break ground on another hospital in Camana Bay and gets ready for the return of medical tourists, the hospital’s clinical director and chief cardiac surgeon, Dr Binoy … [Read more...]
Telemedicine as Good as In-Person for Many Health Conditions: Review
Chatting with your doctor via video about your health issues works just as well as an in-person office visit, at least when it comes to managing chronic illnesses, a new review suggests. Replacing office visits with video checkups delivered results that were just as effective for patients being treated for conditions like diabetes, respiratory illnesses, chronic pain, heart problems and … [Read more...]
Caribbean Pandemic Review of 2021
The Caribbean is two years into the coronavirus pandemic and a lot has happened including the introduction of vaccines, new variants and hard-hitting policies to curb the spread of the virus. Here are some pandemic moments we pretty much will not forget that happened in the Caribbean in 2021: Confirmed COVID-19 cases crossed 2 million COVID-19 cases … [Read more...]
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