The Black River Hospital (BRH) in St. Elizabeth recently received US $15,000 to construct a well needed porte cochère at the Accident and Emergency Department to aid in the removal of patients from vehicles when it rains.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A senior medical practitioner is calling for people to remain vigilant in preventing a possible outbreak of the mosquito borne dengue fever, noting that there is an increase in the Aedes index.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Broward Health Imperial Point received an “A” grade in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing the hospital’s efforts in protecting patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries and infections.

St. Kitts – The St. Kitts-Nevis government has announced a series of measures, including a curfew, in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) after the twin island Federation recorded a recent cluster of cases of the virus.

MIAMI —This week, Miami-Dade County and Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) are partnering to offer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at public schools throughout the county, to provide school employees, students, their families, and anyone in the community wishing to get vaccinated with access to more convenient locations.

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) has procured 50 sets of Pinel Restraints valued at J $8 million, to restrain mentally ill patients in a more compassionate manner for their safety and those around them.

HAMILTON, Bermuda — The Bermuda government sent 9,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Trinidad and Tobago by private jet on Monday as confirmed cases of COVID-19 continued to fall here.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority’s (BAHFSA) is urging consumers not to purchase or consume any raw conch because of a contamination scare.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new study by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) finds that consumption of sugary drinks could decline substantially if they were properly taxed.

NASSAU, Bahamas – Health Minister Renward Wells says the health care system in the Bahamas is a state of emergency, due to the increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.

ROSEAU, Dominica –The Dominica government has welcomed the island’s certification for the elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV and syphilis saying it is a step towards Dominica’s achievement of its sustainable development goals (SDG).

For cancer patients who have complex cancers with limited options or who have exhausted all other treatment options, clinical trials can be a beacon of hope. Such studies offer often-desperate patients access to new, potentially lifesaving therapies that are years away from being available to anyone else. They also give pharmaceutical companies the opportunity to test the efficacy of new drugs before they can be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Even so, recruiting participants for clinical trials can be a challenge, experts say, particularly in a pandemic.