CHRISTIANSTED — The VI Department of Health’s Epidemiology Division is announcing the closure of its COVID-19 hotline and the end of free COVID-19 testing as
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COVID-19 no longer means five days in isolation, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday.
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CBP dog sniffs out something unusual in passenger’s luggage — mummified monkeys
BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection dog sniffed out something unusual in luggage from a traveler returning from Africa — mummified monkeys.
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Report finds 93 US deaths after cosmetic surgery in Dominican Republic since 2009
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — U.S. health officials say 93 Americans have died after cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic since 2009, with many of the
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Residents in St. Croix sue government over water contaminated with lead and copper
CHRISTIANSTED (AP) — A group of residents have sued a public utility company in the U.S. Virgin Islands after authorities there reported finding high levels
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Millions infected with dengue this year in new record as hotter temperatures cause virus to flare
SAN JUAN (AP) — Dengue is sweeping across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began more than four decades ago, with experts warning that
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Updated Moderna and Pfizer-Bio-NTech COVID Vaccines Coming To The USVI
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Health said that the territory is set to receive its initial shipment of the enhanced Moderna and
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Texas 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
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Malaria 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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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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