Sickle cell disease
What is sickle cell disease?
Sickle cell disease (SCD), is the name for a group of...
A lifetime of health checks
The old adage, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is as...
Skin cancer: Protection and early detection are key
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, with approximately...
10 numbers to live by
Just like financial health, physical health can be tracked using numbers. Take control of your health by paying...
Prostate cancer: A personal experience
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men, with one in nine being diagnosed during his lifetime.
Regionally speaking, a...
Men’s health
Busy lives, work schedules, social events and often a laissez-faire attitude can lead to people forgoing preventative healthcare initiatives...
Transplant survivor is all heart
When Robert Hamaty lay on the theater table awaiting a heart transplant in Jackson Memorial Hospital...
Life-changing donations
Giving the gift of life is easier than you think. Donating blood or signing up...
Well child checks: Monitoring your child’s health and development
Dr. Sara L Watkin
Specialist Pediatrician & Neonatologist
Integra Healthcare Ltd., Grand Pavilion
The normal growth and development...
Dengue update as of February 15, 2019
Date: 15 February 2019
Issued by: Public Health Department, Cayman Islands Government
Email: [email protected]
While a regional and...
The HSA explains HPV and the available vaccine
Questions & Answers for HPV Vaccine
What is HPV?
HPV stands for Human Papillomavirus.
Why get vaccinated?
The HPV...
HSA encourages women to protect themselves from cervical cancer
PRESS RELEASE from HSA
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority...
Dengue prevention and awareness urged
Date: 8 January 2019
Issued by: Cayman Islands Public Health Department
Local health officials are urging Cayman...
Health City opens expanded intensive care unit
By
Mark Muckenfuss
Trauma patients will now have a better chance of surviving, said Health City officials,...
World mental health day message
Minister for Health, Environment, Culture and Housing
Hon. Dwayne Seymour, JP, MLA
Message for World Mental Health...
Recovery month: District presentations
The Department of Counselling Services’ Family Resource Centre (FRC) is hosting two district presentations, during...
Alzheimer’s support and signs
Worldwide, 50 million people are living with Alzheimer's and other dementias, with 5.7 million Americans...
Breastfeeding: benefits and contraindications
Breastfeeding. Everyone seems to have an opinion about who should do it, how long it...
The Conversation: Mental health: the dangers of the social media diagnosis
Kim Heyes, Manchester Metropolitan University
Even Facebook agrees that social media can be bad for your...
Transformative travel for transformative health
With a growing understanding of holistic health comes the desire for a different type of...
Social media: How much is too much
This morning, just after your eyes popped open, what did you do? Did you kiss...
Physiotherapy: What it treats and how
Ranked second in the 10 happiest jobs published in the General Social Survey of the...
Protecting your skin from the sun
Skin cancer is a growing problem worldwide, most commonly caused by overexposure to the sun.
Avoiding...
Helping health
While Cayman may be small, it is lucky enough to benefit from many non-profit groups...
Resources for in-home care
Continuing medical care at home often requires the assistance of home healthcare services offered by...
Advocating for mental health
With approximately 4,000 people in the Cayman Islands afflicted with mental health issues, to one...
Taking health into your own hands
Genetics and environmental factors play an active role in one’s health and well-being. However, individuals,...
Stress: Surviving the silent killer
It’s a fact of modern life, and many even wear it as a badge of...
Step by step skin self examination
The Skin Cancer Foundation recommends that you do a head-to-toe self-examination of your skin every...
Take charge of your health in your 20s
Take charge of your health in your 20s
You may think you are too young in...
If you can spot it you can stop It
Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers. Each year in the U.S. more...
Do you know your ABCDEs?
Self-exams can help you identify potential skin cancers early, when they are almost always curable.
First,...
Sean Childers – The path to paediatric dentistry
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry refers to pediatric dentists as the “big authority on...
Preventative medicine for pets
By the Cayman Islands Veterinary Medical Association
[email protected]
Preventative medicine consists of measures taken for disease prevention,...
Mindfulness: Living in the moment, every moment
Riding the bow of a sailboat, a stiff salty breeze stings the face. We observe...
The basics of diabetes
Diabetes mellitus, along with high blood pressure and asthma, was one of the three top medical conditions exposed in Cayman’s 2010 Census of Population...
Choosing the right athletic shoe
As the saying goes, good shoes take you to good places. And that good place may be your personal best on the running track,...
The Conversation: Companies and governments are paying people to get healthy, and it works
Marc Mitchell, Western University
In many ways, we have never been less healthy. Nearly 100 million adults in the United States are obese. At any...
Scale the Bluff
Ideal for nature lovers and adventurers, avid rock climber David Verhoeven says scaling the Bluff is a unique and educational experience. One of his...
