Skip to content
Virgin Islands Free Press Virgin Islands Free Press

Virgin Islands Free Press/Latest News and Updates

  • Home
  • #12664 (no title)
  • Blog
  • Cart
  • Checkout
  • My account
  • Refund and Returns Policy
  • Shop
  • V.I. FREE PRESS SUPPORT
  • About Us
  • Location
  • Contact Us
  • facebook.com
  • twitter.com
  • t.me
  • instagram.com
  • youtube.com
Subscribe

Health News

  • Home
  • Uncategorized
  • Health News
  • Page 17
World’s first pig to human liver transplant is carried out in China
Posted inBreaking News Health News International News

World’s first pig to human liver transplant is carried out in China

BEIJING (DM) — A pig's liver has been transplanted into a human recipient for the first time in a ‘milestone’ for organ transfers between animals and people. Scientists in China used a…
Posted by John McCarthy March 26, 2025
The real reason you should never throw away the silica gel packets that come with shoes and bags
Posted inBreaking News Health News International News

The real reason you should never throw away the silica gel packets that come with shoes and bags

You've probably never given much thought to silica gel packets beyond noting that they're a mild inconvenience.  The tiny white packets are often included by brands in deliveries of shoes…
Posted by John McCarthy March 24, 2025
Government on high alert as deadly bird flu ‘jumps species’ – after first human death in US
Posted inBreaking News Health News International News

Government on high alert as deadly bird flu ‘jumps species’ – after first human death in US

LONDON — The UK government has issued a stark warning after deadly bird flu was detected in a UK sheep for the first time. The case was identified in Yorkshire during routine surveillance…
Posted by John McCarthy March 24, 2025
Screen breaks and the right desk setup offer relief from work-related eye strain
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News

Screen breaks and the right desk setup offer relief from work-related eye strain

NEW YORK (AP) — The trouble started every day at around 3 p.m., after Cathy Higgins had spent five or six hours staring at an array of computer screens at…
Posted by John McCarthy March 22, 2025
Weekly briefing: Public health, tsunami preparedness, and policy updates
Posted inBreaking News Government House News Health News

Weekly briefing: Public health, tsunami preparedness, and policy updates

CHRISTIANSTED — During the weekly briefing from Government House on St. Croix, Lt. Governor Tregenza Roach, Department of Health officials, and VITEMA leadership addressed pressing public health concerns, emergency preparedness,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Federal judge halts further shuttering of USAID
Posted inBreaking News Health News Humanitarian News

Federal judge halts further shuttering of USAID

WASHINGTON (BBC) — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from taking any further steps to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). In a ruling Tuesday,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 19, 2025
Patient’s death leads to discovery home health care nurse was ‘fake’
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Health News

Patient’s death leads to discovery home health care nurse was ‘fake’

MIAMI — The death of a patient receiving in-home health care led his family to discover the nurse was a fraud, with an entirely forged work history, according to investigators…
Posted by John McCarthy March 19, 2025
Most aging Americans will need long-term care in their lifetime. Loved ones often take on the labor and costs.
Posted inBreaking News Health News Humanitarian News

Most aging Americans will need long-term care in their lifetime. Loved ones often take on the labor and costs.

(CBS) Since 2017, three generations have taken care of Gladys Ortiz, an 83-year-old woman who lives in Miami and struggles with Parkinson's and dementia. Among them is her daughter, Yanira Portuondo, who…
Posted by John McCarthy March 19, 2025
Health urges MMR shot as measles spreads ‘like wildfire’ on US mainland
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Health News

Health urges MMR shot as measles spreads ‘like wildfire’ on US mainland

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Health said it "is closely monitoring the rise in measles cases in the US along with the Center for Disease Control and…
Posted by John McCarthy March 18, 2025
New incurable virus spreading in popular vacation hotspots in the Caribbean sparks alarm
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Health News

New incurable virus spreading in popular vacation hotspots in the Caribbean sparks alarm

Doctors are raising the alarm over an incurable virus that is spreading through popular vacation hotspots. The oropouche virus, also known as "sloth fever," has been reported in American patients…
Posted by John McCarthy March 17, 2025

Posts pagination

Previous page 1 … 15 16 17 18 19 … 131 Next page
Copyright 2025 — Virgin Islands Free Press. All rights reserved. Bloghash WordPress Theme
Scroll to Top