Jamaica and Puerto Rico are the only islands in the Caribbean so far to have announced that they are developing medical marijuana dispensaries. Jamaica decriminalized marijuana (ganja) for recreational use in 2015 which ironically was on Bob Marley’s birthday, and the dispensary is set to open by June of this year in the home of the late Perry Henzell, the famous director and producer of the … [Read more...]
Rethinking Maternal Health
Source: The Lancet Global Health, March 4, 2016 Women's health has gone through a major epidemiological transition in the past decades. It is now time to rethink how global health defines maternal in order to encompass challenges to the health of all women, as well as their transformative potential as productive members of society.1 … [Read more...]
Researchers develop Odoreader to ‘sniff out’ prostate cancer in urine
Source: DOTmed Healthcare Business News 2/16/16 By: Dana Bentley, Contributing Reporter Professor Chris Probert Courtesy: University of Liverpool A pilot study conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool shows promising results for a new diagnostic tool that can "smell" prostate and bladder cancer in urine. … [Read more...]
What Justice Scalia’s death could mean for healthcare: 7 things to know
Source: Becker's Hospital Review, Written by Emily Rappleye, February 15, 2016 The death of 79-year-old Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Saturday could muddle several important healthcare cases in the high court. Here are seven things to know about how Justice Scalia's death could alter healthcare. … [Read more...]
CARPHA: Cancer cases in the Caribbean on the increase
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday February 9, 2016 –Director of Surveillance, Disease Prevention and Control at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. Joy St. John, says cancer cases in the region are on the rise and are affecting younger people. Read more: http://www.caribbean360.com/news/cancer-cases-in-the-caribbean-on-the-increase … [Read more...]