[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...]
Virus uncovers biases in health system regionally, says UWI lecturer
[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 4-28-2020] A clinical pharmacology lecturer at The University of the West Indies (UWI) is arguing that the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the Caribbean has highlighted societal biases in the regional health system. As such, Dr Kenneth Connell is urging regional governments to take the opportunity to teach health care workers how to identify and … [Read more...]
Chest X-rays not reliable in diagnosing COVID-19 respiratory infections
[Reprinted: HealthCareBusiness, 4-21-2020] Performing a chest X-ray may do very little good diagnosing conditions that are the result of COVID-19, says a newly published study. Radiologists at the Ohio State University College of Medicine assert that chest X-rays are not reliable in diagnosing respiratory infections caused by the virus, based on an analysis which found such scans to be normal … [Read more...]
CNW: New Project to Detect Sickle Cell in New-Born Babies in OECS
The St. Lucia-based Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) said Monday that babies being born in Grenada and Antigua-Barbuda are to benefit from a new sickle cell project which will test for the disease. … [Read more...]
Jamaica’s Public Healthcare Sector in Dire Crisis
CNW Network - August 2019 Many Jamaican immigrants living in the United States and the UK list the deplorable condition of the Jamaican health care system as one of the reasons they are fearful of returning home after retiring. … [Read more...]
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