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December 17, 2019
Cleveland Clinic Survey: Men will do Almost Anything to Avoid Going to the Doctor
A new national survey by Cleveland Clinic reveals why a lot of men avoid going to the doctor and why some men hold back on certain issues once they’re at the doctor’s office.
$2500 Raised During Atlanta Junkanoo Group Fundraiser As Bahamian Doctors Share Hurricane Dorian Experiences
October 02, 2019
$2500 Raised During Atlanta Junkanoo Group Fundraiser As Bahamian Doctors Share Hurricane Dorian Experiences
Atlanta, Georgia… During a recent Atlanta Junkanoo Group fundraiser that raised over $2,500 for Hurricane Dorian victims, two Atlanta-based Bahamian doctors detailed all they encountered after landing on Abaco and Grand Bahama in the aftermath of the storm...
Doctors have been too patient with government
August 29, 2019
Doctors have been too patient with government
As the nation grapples with the strike action by medical doctors, after failed attempts by the government to avert it, the pain is that the strikers' demands are very familiar. It's true that there may be anger with junior doctors in the short [...]
Doctors remain on strike
August 28, 2019
Doctors remain on strike
The junior doctors continued to engage in industrial action today, despite a Supreme Court injunction that ordered them to return to work, according to a statement from Public Hospitals Authority (PHA). "...
Court order after doctors defiant
August 28, 2019
Court order after doctors defiant
Supreme Court Justice Ian Winder yesterday ordered that the Bahamas Doctors Union (BDU) instruct its members to return to work, effectively ending the union’s strike action, according to information obtained from the Office of the Attorney General...
June 28, 2019
Doctors Agree A One-Two Punch Most Effective In Treating Gynecologic Cancers
In the Bahamas where the rate of new cases of cancer of the cervix is the highest in the Caribbean and nearly twice as high as the global average, experts say a one-two punch is proving most effective in treating the disease...
Doctors to pursue another strike vote
August 27, 2019
Doctors to pursue another strike vote
Bahamas Doctors Union (BDU) President Dr. Melisande Bassett said while the government may have won the first battle, the war is still ongoing, as she pledged to pursue a strike vote for four other trade disputes the union has filed. Her comments come one day [...]
August 26, 2019
Strike wishlist: Doctors demands include duty-free car and no property tax
JUNIOR doctors have asked for real property tax exemptions, Crown land for the construction of an office, duty-free exemptions on car imports or the construction of a paid parking lot at Princess Margaret Hospital with the proceeds to be split between the government and the Bahamas Doctors Union.
Doctors strike drags on
August 24, 2019
Doctors strike drags on
Dr. Melisande Bassett (left) and Dr. Duane Sands.Bahamas Doctors Union (BDU) President Dr. Melisande Bassett said the union was "ambushed" by Ministry of Health officials during what was supposed to be a meeting with Director of Labour John Pinder to exchange information yesterday...
August 23, 2019
Junior doctors accuse PHA of ambushing their meeting with director of labor
The post Junior doctors accuse PHA of ambushing their meeting with director of labor appeared first on The Nassau Guardian...
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