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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Insight: She’s 47, anorexic and wants help dying. Canada will soon allow it.
TORONTO (Reuters) – Lisa Pauli wants to die. The 47-year-old has wrestled with the eating disorder anorexia for decades; she says she has had a
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VIFEMS Warns of ‘Hazardous Smoke’ From Bovoni Landfill Fire in St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Fire Service is working to contain “a very large, deep seated fire” at the Bovoni landfill in St. Thomas.
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Diet Coke Ingredient About To Be Declared ‘A Possible Carcinogen’ By WHO
GENEVA — Aspartame, one of the most widely used artificial sweeteners in the world, will be declared as a possible carcinogen by the cancer research
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Health Department Resumes Free Drive-Thru COVID Testing
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health’s (VIDOH) Epidemiology Division is resuming free COVID testing this week. The department recently completed steps to transition
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First U.S. Malaria Cases Diagnosed In Decades In Florida and Texas
MIAMI — Five cases of malaria have been confirmed in Florida and Texas, the first time the potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease has been locally acquired
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VIDOH’s Epidemiology Division Releases Its 2022 Annual Report
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health’s Epidemiology Division released its 2022 Annual Report detailing the division’s work throughout the past year, including disease surveillance
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VIDOH Closes Out Mental Health Awareness Month With ‘Music Therapy’ Event
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health’s Behavioral Health Division invites the St. Croix community to “Music Therapy,” a combination of music and motivational
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Puerto Rico Professional Baseball Players and Coaches Swept Up In Federal Indictments
SAN JUAN — A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico indicted 44 people accused in a $1.2 million scheme to illegally obtain pandemic relief funds, authorities said.
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Health Department Updates Cancer Statistics For The USVI
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health’s Chronic Diseases and Prevention Division has updated Virgin Islands Cancer Registry’s 2016 and 2017 Cancer Incidence Reports
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