Mental Health patients jailed for no crime
In one of the most deplorable reports I have ever seen, Complaints Commissioner Nicola Williams Special Report detailed failures by the Cayman Islands government to meet the requirements of its own law in regard to the treatment of mental health…
Atrial fibrillation (AF)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Atrial fibrillation (AF or A-fib) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heart beat). It may cause no symptoms, but it is often associated with palpitations, fainting, chest pain, or congestive heart failure. However, in…
Celebrating the Road to Recovery
The Department of Counselling Services (DCS) knows what it takes to encourage people in recovery and to educate their community supporters. September is Recovery Month. This year’s theme is It’s Worth It, and Recovery Month will promote and celebrate the…
Healthcare Conference breakout sessions to give 360 view
Cayman’s healthcare providers are gearing up for the 3rd annual 20/20 National Healthcare Conference which is set to take place from 18 to 20 October at The Ritz-Carlton under the theme ‘Patient-Centred Care: Achieving Quality Outcomes’. A particularly exciting addition…
Kittitian honoured in Cayman Islands for his work in health research
Dr Samuel Rawlins of St Kitts/Nevis was on 20th April awarded the Caribbean Health Research Council (CHRC) Honours Award at the recently concluded annual meeting held this year at George Town, Grand Cayman. The annual event of the Council and…
A Pain Free Mammogram! CTMH upgrades their Digital Mammography Equipment
Women who undergo routine Mammograms at Chrissie Tomlinson Memorial Hospital (CTMH) and Cayman Islands Imaging (CII) now have the latest diagnostic technology available to them, digital mammography and Tomosynthesis. CTMH has upgraded their mammography equipment and integrated an R2 Computer…
CDC reports 40 percent increase in U.S. West Nile virus cases
By Ryan Jaslow healthpop.com The worst West Nile virus outbreak the country has ever seen remains on the rise, the Centers for Disease and Prevention said Wednesday. In a press conference with reporters, the CDC said there are a total…
The “paperless” Shetty Hospital breaks ground
With well over a hundred invited guests the well publicised Cayman Islands ‘Shetty’ hospital/health city finally broke ground on Monday (27). MC and spokesperson for the project, David Legge, welcomed everybody and described the US$2B facility as (once completed) “the…
Cayman Islands SFA donate laparoscopic tower to HSA
On Wednesday 22nd Aug Cayman Islands Hospital in George Town received a hundred thousand dollar laparoscopic tower that will enable patients there to undergo minimally invasive surgery. John Douglas, President of the Cayman Islands Seafarers Association (SFA) who presented the…
Releasing millions of GM mosquitoes – into the unknown. No risk assessments published in Cayman Islands
by Helen Wallace Millions of GM mosquitoes are being released into countries including Brazil in an attempt to tackle dengue fever, but one campaigner questions whether the experiments are driven by public health concerns or profit British biotech company Oxitec…
