Health
UN urges the world to ready for extreme heat risk from El Niño
GENEVA, June 2 (Reuters) – The United Nations weather agency forecast on Tuesday a moderate or possibly a strong El Niño that could drive up global temperatures and increase the risk of extreme weather over the coming months. El Niño is a periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, which typically lasts...
Guyana prepares for historic robotic surgery as healthcare enters new era
Guyana is preparing to make medical history with what could become the longest-distance robotic cardiac surgery ever performed. President Irfaan...
Caribbean eating too much salt as hypertension, heart disease surge — CARPHA warns
The Caribbean Public Health Agency, CARPHA, is sounding the alarm over dangerously high salt consumption across the region, warning that...
Mahdia tragedy: 13-y-o receiving treatment in New York recovering well
The 13-year-old schoolgirl who has been receiving treatment in New York after she was badly-burnt in the fire at the...
Over 1,100 registered for new hybrid nursing programme
Over 1,100 persons have successfully enrolled into the new nursing programme that will be delivered in hybrid format. The Professional...
Local therapists receive training at Int’l Universities
Therapists attached to the Ministry of Health’s Disabilities and Rehabilitation Services underwent training in United States of America and Dubai...
Emotional patient testimonials given at launch of Rehab Week launch
National volleyball player Kristoff Shepherd and beneficiary of the national hearing aid programme Nikita Browne gave emotional testimonials on Sunday...
Doctor returns with cutting edge skills after completing diagnostic radiology fellowship
By Lazeena Yearwood Lazeena@newsroom.gy Dr. Joel Joseph, who underwent a fellowship programme with Dalhousie University in Canada, recently returned with...
Amidst confusion, ‘Smallie’ cremated by State
Amidst chaos and confusion between relatives and law enforcement, convicted mass murderer and death row inmate, Royden ‘Smallie’ Williams was...
Plastic bottles killing mangroves that protect the coast – UG researcher
Suphane Dash-Alleyne, a University of Guyana (UG) student/researcher, urged authorities to incorporate a plastic waste management system in mangrove restoration...
University lecturer warns of microplastics in catfish, banga, butterfish
University of Guyana lecturer Mark Ram on Tuesday warned of the presence of microplastics in commonly eaten fishes in Guyana,...
Health screening to commence in schools this month – Dr Anthony
Health screening for dental and visual complications in children will commence this month at schools nationwide through a joint initiative...
Faster diagnosis at GPHC with telepathology project
The delivery of healthcare at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) will soon be improved with the implementation of a...
HEARTS programme expands to strengthen management of cardiovascular disease
To further strengthen the management of non-communicable diseases which is the leading cause of death in Guyana, the national HEARTS...
Mahdia tragedy: 11 girls laid to rest in Micobie
Days after the horrific fire at the female dormitory of the Mahdia Secondary School in Region Eight (Potaro- Siparuni), 11...
U.S psychiatrists here to help Mahdia victims
By Lazeena Yearwood Lazeena@newsroom.gy A team of psychiatrists from the Northwell Health, a Staten Island University Hospital, are currently in...
Mahdia tragedy: ‘Loving, caring 5-Y-O Adoni laid to rest
Five-year-old Adonijah Jerome, called Adoni, of Micobie, Region Eight, was laid to rest on Wednesday at the Eccles Assembly of...
Mahdia tragedy: Chenapau girls laid to rest in moving ceremony
By Vishani Ragobeer in Chenapau Vishani@newsroom.gy The Patamona Indigenous community of Chenapau, deep in the Pakaraima Mountains of Region Eight,...
Be vigilant for Lupus symptoms – Doctors urge
As Lupus awareness month comes to an end, a team of doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on...
Mahdia tragedy: ‘We lost future teachers, nurses & doctors’ – Karisparu girls laid to rest
By Vishani Ragobeer in Karisparu Vishani@newsroom.gy Three girls – Bibi Rita Fiona Jeffrey, Belnissa Evans and Loreen Evans – were...
US/Guyana collaborate with NGO to assist citizens in Georgetown
On May 27th members of the United States Embassy and the Non-Governmental Organization, Guyana Medical Relief, conducted a medical outreach...
