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Daybreak
Daybreak – 4 Jun 2025
It’s Wellness Wednesday, and we’re sitting down with the Cayman Islands Cancer Society to highlight and honour some of our brave survivors.
We catch up with Red Bay Primary School to talk about how the students are carving a path for inclusivity and education.
And in this week’s Nature Break, we explore the beautiful Children’s Garden at the Botanic Park.
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Cayman Compass
Study launched into lupus prevalence in Cayman
Cayman is launching an island-wide study to determine the prevalence of lupus in the islands.
Dr. Sharon Chambers, a consultant rheumatologist at Doctors Hospital, told an audience at a lupus awareness event last week that the Health Services Authority’s Ethics Committee had granted approval for the study.
She noted that more than 5 million people worldwide are affected by the disease. The number of sufferers in Cayman is unknown, and any estimations locally are based on anecdotal data.
“We expect this data to provide foundation data for lupus care and further research in the Cayman Islands,” Chambers said. “We expect this study to support public health planning and rheumatology development, and to raise awareness of autoimmune diseases regionally.”
The study, which is being funded by Doctors Hospital, began last month and will continue until 28 Dec. this year.
