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February 07, 2022
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 ...
June 07, 2021
Cleveland Clinic’s Weston Hospital Performs First Living Donor Liver Transplant
Cleveland Clinic’s Weston Hospital has performed its first living donor liver transplant, in which a daughter donated a portion of her liver to her mother who had been battling complicated liver disease for several years.
The donor and recipient surgeries were performed in Weston by a team of surgeons from Cleveland Clinic Weston and Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, which has one of the nation’s ...
September 29, 2021
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
September 21, 2021
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...
Born Without A Uterus, Woman Delivers Baby Thanks to Cleveland Clinic’s second Uterine Transplant Clinical Trial
July 29, 2020
Born Without A Uterus, Woman Delivers Baby Thanks to Cleveland Clinic’s second Uterine Transplant Clinical Trial
For the second time, Cleveland Clinic has delivered a baby from a uterus that was transplanted from a deceased donor...The transplant and birth are part of an on-going clinical trial – Uterine Transplantation
Minnis: I will protect you
September 16, 2021
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.
August 30, 2021
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
August 26, 2021
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 ...
Cleveland Clinic Weston Opens Lozick Women’s Center
July 28, 2021
Cleveland Clinic Weston Opens Lozick Women’s Center
Cleveland Clinic’s Weston Hospital recently announced the opening of its newly constructed 6,800 square foot Lozick Women’s Center, designed to provide a seamless and holistic experience for patients undergoing screening, diagnosis and treatment for breast cancer.
July 15, 2021
UB Alums Explore Self-Discovery and Cultural Awareness
As The Bahamas celebrates the complexities of its achievements 48 years after it became a sovereign nation, a panel of UB alumni is urging Bahamians to consider and embrace the differences that reflect individual and national success.
The Atlanta (ATL) chapter of the UB Alumni Association recently facilitated a discussion under its ATL Success Series on how self-perception, self-discovery, and...
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