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News Sports Entertainment Opinion Obituaries E-Edition Cars Jobs Homes Classifieds Member Rewards Peoria, IL – Friday, May 13, 2016 Skip to content Blogs from the Journal Star staff and readers Menu Haiti and the US Covid-19 Crises–Closer Than We Think Haiti has a population of 11 million and reports 31 cases of confirmed coronavirus and one death as of today (April 10, 2020). Several hundred diagnostic PCR tests have been done. The Dominican Republic (DR) has 10 million people and shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. Read more... Author John Carroll, MD Posted on April 10, 2020 April 11, 2020 Categories Uncategorized Haiti, the Coronavirus, and the Obligation to Care Le Nouvelliste, a Haitian newspaper, reported on March 24 that Haitian doctors were fleeing the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince due to fear of coronavirus. The newspaper interviewed a young doctor at the hospital who decried the fact that a functional quarantine room did not exist at the hospital. Read more... Author John Carroll, MD Posted on March 27, 2020 March 27, 2020 Categories Uncategorized Haiti, Coronavirus, and Enlightenment “One special advantage of the skeptical attitude of mind is that a man is never vexed to find that after all he has been in the wrong.” Dr. William Osler I am not an epidemiologist nor an expert in public health. Read more... Author John Carroll, MD Posted on March 21, 2020 March 22, 2020 Categories Uncategorized What are Antioxidants? Written by Allie Stoepfel, Dietetic Intern, OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center Antioxidants are beneficial components found in many of the foods we eat. But why should you care about adding them into your diet? Antioxidants are thought to work against free-radicals. Read more... Author Kaela Ketcham Posted on March 10, 2020 Categories Uncategorized Do We Want to Know? "Not to test" is "not to know". pic.twitter.com/NzkhQbbdfh — John A. Carroll (@haitianhearts) March 6, 2020 John A. Carroll, MD www.haitianhearts.org Read more... Author John Carroll, MD Posted on March 6, 2020 March 6, 2020 Categories Uncategorized Madame Trinkle and The Virus Madame Trinkle says The Virus is nothing to worry about. And the presidents say the same thing as Madame Trinkle. And God is invoked somehow. But one sees from where one stands. We are assured that ports of entry are secured and that people are being effectively screened on porous borders, in prisons, and in places of “mass gatherings.” Read more... Author John Carroll, MD Posted on March 4, 2020 March 4, 2020 Categories Uncategorized Haiti and Coronavirus–Can You Imagine? Coronavirus Sweeping Globe (Headlines New York Times—February 27, 2020) Can you imagine when coronavirus strikes Haiti? Several weeks ago a private plane landed in Port-au-Prince with Chinese passengers onboard. The plane had been denied the right to land in the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic only allowed it to refuel. Read more... Author John Carroll, MD Posted on February 27, 2020 March 12, 2020 Categories Uncategorized Haiti is Not Serious–February 25, 2020 Things have not been going well in Haiti during the past 18 months. And the last six months have been especially bad. Haiti has been shut down with street protests. President Jovenel Moise is ruling by decree because parliamentary elections, which were scheduled in October, were canceled. Read more... Author John Carroll, MD Posted on February 24, 2020 February 26, 2020 Categories Uncategorized Posts navigation Page 1 Page 2 … Page 1,273 Next page About Us Sign up for daily e-mail Subscribe Site Services Customer Service Newspaper in Education Submit an Ad Internships Contact Us Market Place Shop Cars Homes Free Classifieds Ad Classifieds Community Info Community Served Journal Star History Historic Headlines Peoria History Forms Anniversaries Births Engagements Weddings 100th Birthday Jobs in Peoria Pets Place a Classified Ad Real Estate Rentals Propel Marketing © Copyright 2006-2016 GateHouse Media, Inc. Some rights reserved Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. Journal Star ~ Peoria, IL 61643 ~ Privacy Policy ~ Terms Of Service Close Home News Top Stories Election 2016 Phil Luciano Police/Fire/Courts Word on the Street Random Acts of Kindness Education State News Sports Top Stories Preps Columns Rivermen Peoria Chiefs Sports Forums Bradley Hoops Auto Racing Entertainment Top Stories Books Dining Out More Puzzles Movies TV Guide Opinion Top Stories Our Editorials Forum Letters Other Columns Write a letter Business Obituaries More Photos Videos Games Celebrations All Access signup Customer service Photos Videos Games TV Guide Business Calendar Branded Content Submit your news Blogs Shareable Calendar Local Directory Feedback Terms of use Privacy Policy Gatehouse Media Publications © 2015 __SITENAME__ --...