Cornwall Regional Hospital

Impact of Hurricane Melissa on neurosurgery care in Jamaica: implications for disaster preparedness

BACKGROUND: Natural disasters, including hurricanes, are becoming increasingly severe as a result of climate change, and can have a devastating impact on healthcare systems. In October 2025, a category five hurricane struck Jamaica and caused extensive damage throughout the islan...

Niche occupancy of Jamaican bat caves: Diversity increases isotopic niche packing

There are over 1000 documented caves across Jamaica, many of them used by diverse communities of bats. Species across these communities fit within the same trophic guilds and families and can be found at the same sites, raising the question of how these species can coexist. We ca...