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MD Link brings telemedicine to the Caribbean

[Reprinted: Loop T&T News, 6/13/2020] In 2018, the Trinidadian doctor created a telemedicine platform that connected doctors with people who didn’t want to or could not leave home for medical services. Today, with the COVID-19 pandemic fast-tracking the development of digital solutions in the Caribbean, Dr Bowen’s platform, MD Link, is in demand. “When coronavirus came around we saw a … [Read more...]

‘Encouraging panorama’ to develop Puerto Rico’s medical tourism industry

[Reprinted: News Is My Business, 6-9-2020] The medical tourism industry in Puerto Rico has an opportunity for growth on the island, due to the worldwide spread of COVID-19, said Department of Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Laboy. “The emergency due to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States allows Puerto Rico to be an option for the practice of medical tourism,” he … [Read more...]

Virtual visits: Spurred on by the pandemic, telemedicine has gone mainstream

[Reprinted: Las Vegas Sun, 6-10-2020] As cities across the country began shutting down when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, people still needed to receive advice and treatment from doctors for symptoms non-COVID-related. Physicians had to figure out another way to reach patients. Dr. Thomas Hunt, chair of family medicine at Henderson’s Roseman University of Health Sciences and … [Read more...]

Finnish researchers designing mobile MR unit that could fit in a van

[Reprinted: Health Care Business, 6-5-2020] Researchers in Aalto University in Finland are developing a mobile MR scanner designed for transport in a van rather than a lorry, or trailer. The aim of the three-year project — which costs more than $830,000 (€750,000) — is to build a lighter, cheaper and mobile solution that would not require specially trained healthcare personnel to handle … [Read more...]

Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 30,557

[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 6-5-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of June 5: Dominican Republic-18,319 cases, 520 deaths, 11,474 recovered Puerto Rico- 4620 cases (unique positive patients), 141 deaths Haiti- 2640 cases, 50 deaths, 24 recovered Cuba- 2119 cases, 83 deaths, 1839 recovered Jamaica- 591 cases, 10 deaths, 368 recovered French Guiana- 556 cases, 1 … [Read more...]

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