[Reprinted: Nikkei Asia, 5-18-2020] As the coronavirus outbreak overwhelms hospitals across the world, online medical services have become a valuable tool for connecting patients and doctors without placing further strain on the system. "You've been prescribed 30 days of medication for dyslipidemia, how are you feeling?" a pharmacist at a Tokyo drugstore asked in March. The patient, a man in … [Read more...]
Rethinking health care delivery in Jamaica (Part 7)
[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 10-4-2020] Health care opportunities for Jamaica in the post-COVID-19 world Last week, the authors looked at cardiovascular care and radiology services as specific health care opportunities that can be harnessed by developing centres of excellence and consolidation of fragmented care systems that are usually inefficient and sub-optimal. They strongly believed that … [Read more...]
Retired Guyanese nurse dies from COVID; colleagues continue protest over working conditions
[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 10-5-2020] A recently retired nurse who worked at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) passed away today from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), becoming the first frontline worker to die of the virus since the first case was confirmed here on March 11. The authorities confirmed that the 55-year-old male nurse was last stationed in the Accident and … [Read more...]
Jamaica: Health Insurance For Tourists Come November 1
[Reprinted: The Gleaner, 10-2-2020] Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says come November 1, the Government will be launching an end-to-end health insurance, repatriation and logistics programme for all tourists coming to Jamaica. Bartlett said the programme is aimed at guaranteeing the health security and safety of tourists who fly to Jamaica, ensuring a comfortable and seamless … [Read more...]
Telecardiology: COVID-19 tips the scales in favor of remote monitoring for cardiac care
[Reprinted: HCB News, 7-14-2020] An estimated three million-plus patients live in the United States with implanted cardiac devices, with 400,000 implanted annually. Follow-up care for these patients continues to evolve and become more challenging due to increasing clinical complexity of patients and diagnostic device features. Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) … [Read more...]
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