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HOMS launches its new website to improve the patient experience

HOMS launches its new website to improve the patient experience

It makes it easier to find specialists, specialised centres and clinical and surgical specialties. Santiago, Dominican Republic. – Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago (HOMS) has launched its new official website, https://homs.com.do/, with the aim of…

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Financial inclusion requires stronger mechanisms to mitigate risks in the country’s digital channels

Financial inclusion requires stronger mechanisms to mitigate risks in the country’s digital channels

Santo Domingo. – In an increasingly digital world, financial inclusion depends not only on access to products and services, but also on consumers’ confidence in using institutions’ digital channels. Strengthening cybersecurity in the country…

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“Bad” cholesterol cut almost in half in patients with heart conditions using combination therapy with a new drug

“Bad” cholesterol cut almost in half in patients with heart conditions using combination therapy with a new drug

Wednesday 14 May 2025, Cleveland: Recent findings by Cleveland Clinic physicians show that combining a new drug, obicetrapib, with a widely used medicine, ezetimibe, reduced low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels by 48.6% after about…

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FDD elects a new board and recognises outstanding micro-business owners at its annual assembly

FDD elects a new board and recognises outstanding micro-business owners at its annual assembly

Santo Domingo, D.N:  -The Fundación Dominicana de Desarrollo (FDD) held its 58th annual assembly, at which it elected the members of the Board of Directors that will govern the institution during the 2025-2027 period.…

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Cleveland Clinic research shows injectable obesity medications produce less weight loss in real-world settings than in randomised clinical trials

Cleveland Clinic research shows injectable obesity medications produce less weight loss in real-world settings than in randomised clinical trials

Cleveland. A Cleveland Clinic study shows that semaglutide and tirzepatide, injectable GLP-1 medications for obesity, produce less weight loss in real-world clinical settings because patients stop treatment or use lower maintenance doses. Stopping treatment…

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IntraCare Center leads the transformation of cancer care with a comprehensive approach

IntraCare Center leads the transformation of cancer care with a comprehensive approach

Santo Domingo. IntraCare Center has made a difference in the comprehensive approach to tackling cancer effectively.  The statement was made by IntraCare Center’s clinical oncologist, Dr Miguel Monanci, who maintained that the Dominican Republic…

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Banco Promerica and Sotheby’s International Realty sign a strategic alliance for the benefit of their high-net-worth clients

Banco Promerica and Sotheby’s International Realty sign a strategic alliance for the benefit of their high-net-worth clients

Tuesday 14 May 2025, Santo Domingo – Banco Promerica and Dominican Republic Sotheby’s International Realty sign a strategic alliance that capitalises on the combined strengths of both organisations to offer competitive, exclusive advantages to…

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One Child, One Orthodontist: the Dominican Society of Orthodontics celebrates 45 years with a solidarity campaign

One Child, One Orthodontist: the Dominican Society of Orthodontics celebrates 45 years with a solidarity campaign

Santo Domingo. To mark its 45th anniversary, the Dominican Society of Orthodontics (SDO) officially launched the social campaign “One Child, One Orthodontist”, an initiative that seeks to provide free specialised orthodontic care to vulnerable…

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Genomics and biotechnology are driving the personalised medicine revolution

Genomics and biotechnology are driving the personalised medicine revolution

Santo Domingo. –This year the most significant predictions in health point to a radical transformation driven by advances in genomics, biotechnology and artificial intelligence, technologies that are redefining the way diseases are prevented, diagnosed…

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