Reprinted: The Conversation, 8-10-2024 In 1874, a surgeon in South Australia telegraphed wound care instructions for a patient 2,000 kilometres away. A few years later, in 1879, a letter in The Lancet medical journal suggested physicians use the telephone to cut down on unnecessary patient visits. As the telephone and telegraph spread, the idea of telemedicine – literally “healing at a … [Read more...]
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Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of May 24: Dominican Republic- 283,729 cases, 3606 deaths, 235,814 recoveries Puerto … [Read more...]
High PCR test costs will hinder international travel
The high cost of PCR tests will continue to negatively impact international travel recovery, according to research by analytics company GlobalData Vaccination rollouts have been pinpointed as a catalyst for the recovery of travel, but the pricing of PCR tests is also a critical factor and current high prices risk holding back recovery in the long-term, said Global Data. Prices for Covid-19 … [Read more...]
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Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of May 10: Dominican Republic- 271,548 cases, 3532 deaths, 231,645 recoveries Puerto … [Read more...]
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Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of May 6: Dominican Republic- 268,561 cases, 3509 deaths, 229, 453 recoveries Puerto Rico- 117,974 cases, 2348 deaths Cuba- 112,714 cases, 701 deaths, 106,409 recovered Jamaica- 46,338 cases, 798 deaths, 21,893 recovered French Guiana- 20,078 cases, 104 deaths, 9995 recovered Guadeloupe- 15,360 cases, 210 deaths, 2242 recovered Guyana- … [Read more...]
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