Topic: Minister for Health and Wellness Sabrina Turner

Seven in 10 adults in Cayman are overweight and one third are obese, according to the preliminary findings of the STEPS national health survey.

Organisers of the annual Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference have announced it will take place this year from 26-28 Oct. at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman under the theme 'Bridging the Gap Between Patient and Practitioner; Pathways to Optimal Health'.

The former head of Jamaica's Bellevue Hospital, the largest psychiatric institution in the Caribbean, has been appointed as director of the new long-term mental health facility in East End, the opening of which has been delayed by another three months.

A rise in the number of young people using e-cigarettes has prompted a warning to learn lessons from the anti-smoking efforts of previous generations "before we allow history to repeat itself with e-cigarettes".