CHRISTIANSTED – The VI Department of Health’s Environmental Health offices territorywide will close next week to allow staff to attend an essential Data Capacity Training
Read moreVIDOH: No New Health Advisory on COVID-19 Omicron Subvariant XBB
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health said it wanted to dispell rumors that a new Health Advisory has been issued recommending social distancing
Read moreVI Women, Infants and Child Program’s FY 2024 State Plan Open For Public Comment
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Health is advising the public that its Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC)
Read moreDog Days of Summer Mean High Heat Today
SAN JUAN — Happy Thursday! The islands will experience another hot and humid day. In the morning, heat indices will reach 107 degrees in urban
Read moreAmerican nurse and child kidnapped in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE (CNN) — An American nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti, according to El Roi Haiti, the Christian humanitarian aid organization she
Read moreTexas man has hands and toes amputated after contracting typhus from a flea bite
SAN ANTONIO (NBC) — A Texas man has lost his hands and parts of his feet after contracting a severe case of typhus from a
Read moreDOH Partners with DoD to Offer USVI Children No Cost Physicals and Vaccinations
The USVI Department of Health is announcing that it has partnered with the US Department of Defense’s Innovation Readiness Training (IRT) Program to offer medical
Read moreHospital Says Crack In Ceiling Is Not Evidence of A Structural Flaw In ER Modular Unit
CHRISTIANSTED — Administrators of the Juan F. Luis Hospital said a crack in the ceiling visible at its Emergency Room modular unit is a “cosmetic”
Read moreA woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth, UN report says
NEW YORK —Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations agencies.
Read moreMalaria case in Florida brings national total to 8, the first U.S. acquired cases in 20 years
SARASOTA — Florida health officials reported a new case of malaria Tuesday, bringing the total number of locally acquired malaria infections in the U.S. to eight since May. The
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