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Osteoporosis is on the Rise: What to Know

Dreamstime By Lynn C. Allison From Newsmax     May is Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month. Osteoporotic fractures are responsible for more hospitalizations than heart attacks, strokes, and breast cancer combined, according to the Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF). While people’s experience…

Pedestrians Twice as Likely to Be Hit By Electric Cars

Adobe Stock From Newsmax Many people have been caught by surprise when an electric-powered car has smoothly and silently crept up on them as they walked. But such an accident can pose a very serious risk to life and limb,…

‘Climbing the Ladder’ in Life Could Stave Off Dementia

Dreamstime From Newsmax Have you been socially and economically “upwardly mobile” through your life? If so, you may be doing your brain health a big favor, new Japanese research suggests. Folks who scored high in terms of “climbing the ladder”…

RBC Race for the Kids raises over $22k

Cayman: RBC Race for the Kids raises over $22k for children and youth mental health services GRAND CAYMAN, May 24, 2024 — RBC Royal Bank (Cayman) Limited raised over USD 22,000 forthe Alex Panton Foundation’s (APF) Financial Assistance Programme, which…

Cayman: DEH Operations on Discovery Day  2024

Grand Cayman, May 16, 2024 – The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) is advising the public of the early closure of the George Town Landfill operation on Discovery Day, Monday, May 20, 2024. The George Town Landfill will close at 1:00…

Cayman: Medical Donation Made to Bay Islands Following Multi-Agency Collaboration

Representatives from the Bay Island Roatan Hospital Relief Committee, MPs, private sector partners and other government officials await departure for Roatan, Honduras to present approximately CI$80k of medical supplies to the people of Honduras. (Credit: Paul Tibbetts) (Grand Cayman, 16…

Just Released from CAP Press: Optimizing Patient Care Through Continuous Quality Improvement

College of American Pathologists Northfield, Ill. (May 15, 2024) — Quality Management in Clinical Laboratories: Optimizing Patient Care Through Continuous Quality Improvement, is the newest release from CAP Press. This second edition book includes ten free-standing chapters, covering everything from laboratory staff…

Doctors Hospital Team Honours Cayman’s Rich Nursing History – National Nursing Week 2024

In a heartfelt display of gratitude and respect to the nursing pioneers of the Cayman Islands, the Nursing and Midwifery team at Doctors Hospital proudly announced a community partnership with the National Trust for The Cayman Islands (NTCI) in support…

Join an international community of leaders and stakeholders at the upcoming CRFM Side Events during the UN SIDS4 Conference

The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the Office of the Prime Minister, Government of Antigua and Barbuda, are partnering with the CARICOM Secretariat, the National Fisheries Authority of Jamaica, and Green Initiative to host two 90-minute seminars as side events during the…