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Certification in Infection Control, Jamaica
Originally shared on LinkedIn. Our seminar focusing on Certification in Infection Control was held at the facilities of the Overseas Examinations Commission , Manhattan Road, Kingston, Jamaica. The OEC is best known for overseeing our school leaving secondary education exams. What may…
‘Lock jaw’ or tetanus – a looming threat after Hurricane...
This article also appeared in The Jamaica Gleaner, November 8, 2025. ‘Lock jaw’ or tetanus had stopped all the muscles, including breathing muscles, from working in a young athletic-looking male, cut down flat on his back with a breathing tube…
Can vaccines protect against dementia?
I had grown fond of an elderly patient who was living with dementia. Her family took such good care of her. Her hair was always nicely done, the gray strands glistening like silverware because of the copious petroleum jelly. Her…
Yoga Prescribed
I had been going to Afya on and off – “mostly off”, as Sonita reminded me. To be fair, I hadn’t been in Jamaica half the time. Fast forward to now, and Afya’s new location places them literally five minutes…
The STRESS Pandemic
“STRESS, doc.” Words I hear so often from clients in my role as a physician. I also hear it outside of the office setting, among friends and family. Very often, it is stress from the workplace.
Should I get a COVID antibody test?
If you have recovered from COVID-19, or been vaccinated, it is important to know what antibody test results may mean for your susceptibility to COVID-19.
Will you be taking the flu vaccine this year?
This pandemic has made a vaccinologist out of most of us. By now, we pretty much know what a vaccine is, that no vaccine is 100% perfect, and that being vaccinated isn’t license to throw oneself in harm’s way.
The Gift of TeleHealth
TeleHealth has been a low-cost and high-yield benefit that some employers have allowed their valued workers, empowering them in a new way. A number of organisations have gone great lengths to make their employees and clients safe from COVID-19 in…
The Science And Joy Of Learning
It is expected that the novel coronavirus is mutating. In fact, it would be strange if it were not. Now, what are the implications of this? Well, in a way, it depends on what is putting pressure on the virus…
The Novel Coronavirus is Changing. Now What?
It is expected that the novel coronavirus is mutating. In fact, it would be strange if it were not. Now, what are the implications of this? Well, in a way, it depends on what is putting pressure on the virus…