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August 04, 2022
Suspect accused of attack on man with prosthetic leg

A MAN was granted $6,000 bail yesterday in relation to allegedly causing grievous harm and damage to a man with a prosthetic leg.

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June 25, 2019
Diabetes, liver transplant and a triple bypass, now Eddie Burrows is in need of a prosthetic leg Catholic Archdiocese to host benefit concert

In the last two decades Edward "Eddie" Burrows has been diagnosed with diabetes and battles with the non-communicable disease to get it under control. He's had a liver transplant and a triple bypass after suffering a heart attack. And has been on a medication regimen [...]

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August 14, 2023
Hodari Prince is the 2023 All Bahamas Merit Scholar

Queen's College graduate Hodari Prince, 17, is the newest All Bahamas Merit Scholarship (ABMS). He has been awarded $140,000 ($35,000) per year in scholarship money towards his studies at the University of Guelph where he will pursue biomedical engineering.

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June 20, 2023
Oral health is important to your overall health

What begins in the mouth does not usually end in the mouth. Did you know that your oral health offers clues about your overall health? Problems in your mouth can affect the rest of your body.

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September 24, 2021
Cleveland Clinic Researchers Develop Bionic Arm that Restores Natural Behaviors in Patients with Upper Limb Amputations

Cleveland Clinic researchers have engineered a first-of-its-kind bionic arm for patients with upper-limb amputations that allows wearers to think, behave and function like a person without an amputation, according to new findings published in Science Robotics.

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July 25, 2019
St. Cecilia's Church organist gets his leg

The first thing St. Cecilia’s Church organist Edward “Eddie” Burrows did after receiving his prosthetic left leg and being able to be mobile on his own was get himself something to eat...

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March 03, 2020
The link between dental disease, heart disease and diabetes

If periodontitis is diagnosed, the next step is to treat it effectively. Recently, research journals and modern medical professionals have been pointing to a connection between our oral health, hygiene and our cardiovascular risk...

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July 02, 2019
PMH Christens Newly Renovated Children's Ward Classroom

When cancer survivor Mikela Gibson spent 11 months hospitalized last year, the Children’s Ward Classroom at the Princess Margaret Hospital prevented her from falling behind in her schoolwork...

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May 30, 2019
Blindfold Bacchanal Aims to Raise Funds for the Disabled

Whether its wheelchair users, persons with hearing aids, canes or prosthetic limbs, members of the disabled community are largely overlooked even while they are everywhere...

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March 07, 2017
Cleveland Clinic Opens New Cancer Center

The new Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center will begin welcoming patients on Monday, March 6. The 377,000-square-foot facility, estimated at $276 million, will house all outpatient cancer treatment services in one location with the center?s team of medical and radiation...

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