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7th International Health and Wellness Tourism Congress receives wide national and international backing

7th International Health and Wellness Tourism Congress receives wide national and international backing

Santo Domingo, D.R. – The seventh edition of the International Health and Wellness Tourism Congress, to be held on 22 and 23 October 2025 at the Hotel Marriott Piantini in Santo Domingo, has generated…

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Banco Promerica holds the 1st International Investment and Nearshoring Forum in the Dominican Republic with President Luis Abinader in attendance

Banco Promerica holds the 1st International Investment and Nearshoring Forum in the Dominican Republic with President Luis Abinader in attendance

Santo Domingo, August 2025 – Banco Promerica Dominican Republic successfully held the 1st International Investment and Nearshoring Forum of the Dominican Republic, a high-level event that brought together public sector leaders, business people, international…

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Cleveland Clinic: AI and precision coaching improve outcomes in type diabetes

Cleveland Clinic: AI and precision coaching improve outcomes in type diabetes

September 2025, Cleveland- New research led by Cleveland Clinic has shown that a combined system of technology-driven interventions, using artificial intelligence (AI) to provide personalised health information and lifestyle recommendations, can improve glycaemic control…

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Dominicans are optimistic about their household finances for the next 12 months, despite facing challenges

Dominicans are optimistic about their household finances for the next 12 months, despite facing challenges

Santo Domingo. – Most Dominicans (76%) were optimistic about their household finances for the coming year, with Millennials the most optimistic (77%). In addition, 81% of all consumers surveyed said they expected their income…

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HOMS launches its new website, Contact Centre and Patient Portal to improve the patient experience

HOMS launches its new website, Contact Centre and Patient Portal to improve the patient experience

Santiago. – The Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago (HOMS) has launched its new official website, https://homs.com.do/, with the aim of offering a more modern, accessible platform with more information and centred on people. The redesign…

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HOMS successfully performs cochlear implant surgery on a four-year-old girl

HOMS successfully performs cochlear implant surgery on a four-year-old girl

Santiago. – The Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago (HOMS) continues to transform people’s lives, successfully performing cochlear implant surgery on a girl aged 4 years and 11 months, in a procedure led by Dr Raquel…

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Cleveland Clinic identifies a link between gut microbes and a higher risk of abdominal aortic aneurysms

Cleveland Clinic identifies a link between gut microbes and a higher risk of abdominal aortic aneurysms

Cleveland. Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a connection between elevated blood levels of TMAO (trimethylamine N-oxide), a byproduct of gut bacteria digesting nutrients found in red meat and other animal products, and a higher…

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Macrotech celebrates 28 years reaffirming its leadership and innovation in comprehensive health

Macrotech celebrates 28 years reaffirming its leadership and innovation in comprehensive health

Santo Domingo. Macrotech, a Dominican company leading the field in comprehensive services for the health sector, is celebrating its 28th anniversary by reaffirming its commitment to innovation, technology and patients’ wellbeing. With a track…

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HOMS performs the 1st Magnetic Bariatric Surgery in the Caribbean and Central America for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes

HOMS performs the 1st Magnetic Bariatric Surgery in the Caribbean and Central America for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes

Santiago, Dominican Republic, Thursday 28 August 2025.- The Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago (HOMS), together with its Digestive, Bariatric and Precision Surgery Institute, and in collaboration with Jenner Dominicana on behalf of GT Metabolic, carried…

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SEMINSA introduces the Fujifilm Therapeutics device line in the Dominican Republic

SEMINSA introduces the Fujifilm Therapeutics device line in the Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo. – The company SEMINSA has announced the introduction in the country of Fujifilm Therapeutics, a line of devices for therapeutic endoscopic procedures. The Fujifilm Therapeutics line includes devices for procedures such as…

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Nutrition in modern times: planning with intention and putting self-care first

Nutrition in modern times: planning with intention and putting self-care first

At a time marked by packed schedules, hurried decisions and a growing presence of extreme diets on social media, nutrition is once again taking its place as a pillar of overall wellbeing. Health experts…

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