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Insight: She’s 47, anorexic and wants help dying. Canada will soon allow it.
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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 warped relationship with her body…
Posted by John McCarthy July 15, 2023
VIFEMS Warns of ‘Hazardous Smoke’ From Bovoni Landfill Fire in St. Thomas
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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. VIFEMS issued an urgent community…
Posted by John McCarthy July 8, 2023
Diet Coke Ingredient About To Be Declared ‘A Possible Carcinogen’ By WHO
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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 arm of the World Health…
Posted by John McCarthy June 30, 2023
Health Department Resumes Free Drive-Thru COVID Testing
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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 its CDC support staff from…
Posted by John McCarthy June 27, 2023
First U.S. Malaria Cases Diagnosed In Decades In Florida and Texas
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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 in the United States in…
Posted by John McCarthy June 27, 2023
VIDOH’s Epidemiology Division Releases Its 2022 Annual Report
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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 and trends in the USVI,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 30, 2023
Puerto Rico Professional Baseball Players and Coaches Swept Up In Federal Indictments
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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. The suspects are accused of…
Posted by John McCarthy May 21, 2023
Caribbean Health Officials Monitor 46 Chikungunya Cases In Belize, PAHO Says
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Caribbean Health Officials Monitor 46 Chikungunya Cases In Belize, PAHO Says

BRIDGETOWN —The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says chikungunya has been identified in nearly 115 countries, with seasonal or sporadic outbreaks in the Americas, including the Caribbean. Chikungunya is a…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2023
Demolition of the Charles Harwood Hospital Complex Begins Today
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Demolition of the Charles Harwood Hospital Complex Begins Today

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health, today, began Phase 1 of the demolition of the Charles Harwood Memorial Complex on St. Croix. The Charles Harwood Memorial Complex was severely…
Posted by John McCarthy May 3, 2023
Caribbean Leaders Agree On Plan To Ban Assault-Style Weapons
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Caribbean Leaders Agree On Plan To Ban Assault-Style Weapons

GEORGETOWN (AP) — Caribbean Community leaders have agreed on plans to introduce bans in their countries on assault-style weapons mostly manufactured in the U.S. to curb spikes in gun violence…
Posted by John McCarthy April 24, 2023

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