[Reprinted Becker's Hospital Review, 8-4-2020] More than one-third of adults aged 65 and older are experiencing challenges seeing providers via telemedicine visits, according to an Aug. 3 study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. UC San Francisco researchers analyzed data on 4,525 patients from the National Health and Aging Trends 2018 study of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 or older. Using the … [Read more...]
UK Accelerating Access to COVID-19 Vaccines in the Caribbean
[Reprinted: CNW, 8-6-2020] BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The United Kingdom has come to the aid of countries in the region by providing access to vaccinations for COVID-19. The Foreign Secretaries of the UK and Mexico, Dominic Raab and Marcelo Ebrard, have stated that ensuring equitable access to vaccines, treatments and tests to all in the Caribbean and Latin America through international and … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 108,712
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 8-6-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of August 6: Dominican Republic- 75,660 cases, 1222 deaths, 40,122 recovered French Guiana- 8069 cases, 47 deaths, 7075 recovered Puerto Rico- 7824 cases, 258 deaths Haiti- 7544 cases, 171 deaths, 4832 recovered Cuba- 2726 cases, 88 deaths, 2396 recovered Suriname –2050 cases, 27 deaths, 1327 … [Read more...]
PPE is no silver bullet for keeping frontline staff safe
[Reprinted: HealthCareBusiness, 8-5-2020] Frontline healthcare workers are at increased risk of being infected with COVID-19 despite following established safety measures, including the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE), compared to the general community, especially among ethnic populations. The discovery was revealed by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and King’s … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 103,621
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 8-3-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of today, August 3: Dominican Republic- 72,243 cases, 1178 deaths, 38,244 recovered French Guiana- 7857 cases, 43 deaths, 6531 recovered Haiti- 7468 cases, 165 deaths, 4606 recovered Puerto Rico- 7113 cases, 230 deaths Cuba- 2646 cases, 87 deaths, 2369 recovered Suriname … [Read more...]
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