When it comes to heart disease risk, you are what you eat

HEALTH IN FOCUS WITH Dr. Zulfikar Bux Heart diseases are the number one cause of death in Guyana and worldwide. Many of these deaths can...

Mercury emissions at Guyana Gold Board, environs at safe levels- US Report

The United States Department of Health and Human Services of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has submitted a preliminary summary on its...

66-Y-O woman is latest COVID-19 fatality; 16 new cases recorded

  A 66-year-old, unvaccinated Region Three woman is Guyana's 1182nd COVID-19 fatality. Guyana has also recorded 16 new cases, taking confirmed infections since March 2020 to...

COVID-19: Sixteen Pregnant women hospitalised; Region Four accounts for over 48% of deaths

Health Minister, Dr Anthony reported today that there are 124 persons hospitalised with the COVID-19 virus. There are 88 patients alone at the Infectious...

Border regions implementing measures to prevent spread of COVID-19

Regions One (Barima-Waini) and Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) which share borders with continental neighbours, have implemented measures to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus Disease...

Medical Breakthough… 3D printed implants to shorten timeframe for spinal injury recovery

Road accidents and falls have been known to cause many spinal injuries which require intricate surgeries and many therapy sessions before an...

GPHC denies understaffing of ‘COVID-19’ hospital

A Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) spokesperson, Chelauna Providence, says that at no time was the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal understaffed. Her response came...

PAHO providing technical cooperation to Caribbean countries on Coronavirus

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said that it is working with health ministries in Latin America and the Caribbean to help them prepare...

Booster shots necessary to fight imminent Omicron – Dr Anthony

On 26 November 2021, the World Health Organisation (WHO) designated COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, called “Omicron”, a cause for concern. While little is known about...

$38M plugged into health sector to advance HIV/AIDS fight

Guyana has been gaining some much-needed support to help sustain its gains in the fight against HIV/AIDS and its awareness and most...

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