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Cleveland Clinic First in North America to Deliver Baby from Deceased-Donor Uterine Transplant
Cleveland Clinic First in North America to Deliver Baby from Deceased-Donor Uterine Transplant
For the first time in North America and the second time worldwide, Cleveland Clinic delivered a baby from a uterus that was transplanted from a deceased donor...
The other health crisis
The other health crisis
With Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) operating at maximum capacity, Consultant Surgeon Dr. Locksley Munroe said yesterday the healthcare system is challenged by patients who were unable to have elective procedures done as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. "People who ought to have had things done in 2020, they are now in a much worse ...
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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month - HOW TO PREVENT COLORECTAL CANCER
Colorectal cancer, often referred to as colon cancer, affects both men and women and is the third most common cancer in The Bahamas. It is also the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the Bahamas. More than 49 people were diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2020 — and that’s just in The Bahamas. That’s a lot of people for such a small population. Though, what may surprise you mor...
Inagua Man considers himself a ‘walking miracle,’ thanks to Cleveland Clinic Florida, a hospital that saved his life once and his quality of life later
Ask Jeffrey Arnett who he is and the first thing he says is athlete. From martial arts as a child to basketball as a teen, to running and brisk walking when he could no longer run, the incredibly fit Arnett nearly had to pack it all in with debilitating deterioration until surgery at Cleveland Clinic Florida gave him his life back. At age 57, the man who only a few years ago could not even sit or ...
Prostate Cancer: Understanding Your Inherited Risk and Why Robotic Surgery is Best
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and all men in The Bahamas are being urged to talk to their healthcare providers about prostate cancer and get prompt treatment, if needed. The prostate gland is a walnut-sized organ located underneath the bladder and its primary role is related to male fertility and aiding the sperm to fertilize the ovum.
Venous insufficiency
Venous insufficiency
Venous insufficiency is a condition where the flow of blood through the veins is inadequate, causing blood to pool in the legs. Remember, your arteries carry blood from your heart out to the rest of your body, like your legs. Your veins collect this blood and carry it back to the heart to be pumped again. One-way valves in the veins stop the blood from flowing backward. When the veins have trouble...
Minnis: I will protect you
Minnis: I will protect you
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis encouraged Bahamians to validate his party's performance in office and return him to power with a vote for the Free National Movement during yesterday's final rally of the election campaign season.
SAC's Maya Tilberg is the 2021 All-Bahamas Merit Scholar
Tilberg’s award comes in the 25th year of the award being meted out since its inception in 1993, but she is the 26th individual to receive the ABMS.
Cleveland Clinic Florida Teams with Local Specialists to Give Defence Force Officer His Life Back
Cleveland Clinic Florida Teams with Local Specialists to Give Defence Force Officer His Life Back
For 22 years as a member of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Lt. Shawn Evans lived and preached teamwork. When an accident on the job led to nearly unbearable pain, teamwork worked for him.
Evans, married and a father of three, suffered a bad fall at work in 2016. That moment would be the start of the longest journey of his life – one that instead of plying the clear turquoise waters of The ...
Top Bahamian Physician to Team with Leading Cleveland Clinic Florida Urologist for Free Men’s Health Webinar July 15
Top Bahamian Physician to Team with Leading Cleveland Clinic Florida Urologist for Free Men’s Health Webinar July 15
With one in nine men diagnosed with prostate cancer and an almost 100% cure rate if diagnosed early, there is no excuse for men to avoid a doctor’s visit, say experts...