Mercy Hospital only private institution setting up COVID-19 isolation unit – DCMO
The St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital is preparing itself to accommodate persons infected with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), says Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr...
Region Records Increase In Obese And Overweight Women
Being obese places an individual at a high risk for developing non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases, later in...
Dr. Moses Roderique embarks on quest to improve mental well-being in Guyana
By Sueann Wickham
In a world where mental health struggles often remain hidden behind closed doors, there are individuals who dedicate their lives to bringing...
After completing fellowship, Dr. Pradeep Ramkoomar to establish GPHC’s first department for open-heart surgeries
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is now one step closer to providing open-heart surgery with the return of Dr. Pradeep Ramkoomar who recently...
CHI surgeons use cow tissue to rebuild patient’s heart
The Caribbean Heart Institute’s (CHI) team, led by CEO and Guyanese-born heart surgeon Dr. Gary Stephens, successfully conducted an open-heart surgery utilising cow tissue...
Medical Centre to drop dialysis cost from 2019
In what it calls “a gesture of goodwill and care”, the Doobay Medical Research Centre will be reducing the cost of accessing dialysis –...
COVID-19: Passengers renege on promise to be quarantined after receiving special permission to return...
The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) has expressed dismay at the conduct and behavior of some of the passengers who sought, and were granted...
GRPA raising its voice to fight cancer, the silent killer
World Cancer Day is being celebrated globally on February 4 and the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) is doing its part by offering free...
Guyana’s first skull replacement surgery done successfully at Mercy Hospital
Guyana’s first skull replacement surgery was successfully completed on August 22 at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital (SJMH) by neurosurgeon, Dr. Amarnauth Dukhi.
The patient,...
Guyanese being urged to use cancer screening services
Guyanese are being urged to take advantage of the Ministry of Health’s cancer prevention efforts by utilising the services available so that lives can...
