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There has been a sharp increase in the number of Guyanese men checking their prostate now that a blood test is available to do so instead of only a doctor’s finger being inserted into the rectum, doctors said Sunday at the Caribbean Urological Association’s (CURA) 26th Annual International Conference. Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said the “bulk” of prostate cancer ...

President David Granger Wednesday night announced that a 52-year-old Guyanese woman, who returned from the United States (US) on March 5, died on Wednesday – six days later – is Guyana’s first “imported case of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Mr Granger said the woman, who went to a government-owned health care and treatment institution, had uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension. ...