Dominican Republic Health News

RD$300 million will be spent over the next four months on face-lifting and re-equipping San Cristobal's Juan Pablo Pina Hospital Bani's Nuestra Senora de Regla Hospital, the two largest public hospitals in the southwestern region. According to Minister Bautista Rojas...

Massachusetts officials say a man from the Dominican Republic who died while in federal custody on alleged immigration violations went into cardiac arrest. The state medical examiner’s officer determined that 49-year-old Pedro Tavarez died of natural causes.

Santo Domingo.– Nearly 2.1 million persons have been vaccinated against tetanus and whooping cough, a milestone number in the history of the inoculation program, the Ministry of Public Health reported. According to Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez, the program...

The new study adds another potential negative outcome to the list of reasons for mothers to stop smoking while pregnant. Most of the effects of tobacco either during pregnancy or on postnatal outcomes are attributed to nicotine. However, smoking is...