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October 25, 2022
MOHW conducts assessment with Transport Links Community for Kidney Transplant Project
The Ministry of Health & Wellness forging ahead with its plan to launch a comprehensive kidney transplant program in the country.
Chronic ankle instability
October 25, 2022
Chronic ankle instability
Ankle instability is an old topic with increasing importance because it is often underdiagnosed. Chronic ankle instability is a condition characterized by a recurring giving way of the outer (lateral) side of the ankle.
September 12, 2022
Brain Aneurysm Symptoms Are Similar to Stroke: True or False?
An aneurysm — a ballooning or bulging out of an artery where the wall is weak — can wreak havoc if it bursts. When aneurysms rupture in the brain, the resulting hemorrhage can cause stroke, coma, death, brain damage and other problems.
Strangers Turned Sisters After Women Share Same Liver from One Donor in Surgery Performed at Cleveland Clinic
August 19, 2022
Strangers Turned Sisters After Women Share Same Liver from One Donor in Surgery Performed at Cleveland Clinic
When you ask Maria Contreras about the day she met her “sister,” she lights up like a firecracker. “Oh, my God, my heart started going ‘boom, boom, boom,’” exudes Maria, 54, a native of Puerto Rico who now lives in Cleveland, Ohio. “I was waiting so long for this moment to meet her that I hugged her, I kissed her and I jumped!”
Cleveland Clinic Performs First-In-World Full Multi-Organ Transplant to Treat Rare Appendix Cancer
August 16, 2022
Cleveland Clinic Performs First-In-World Full Multi-Organ Transplant to Treat Rare Appendix Cancer
Cleveland Clinic has successfully performed a first-in-the-world full multi-organ transplant to treat a patient with a rare form of appendix cancer called pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP). Upon completion of the lifesaving transplant surgery, the patient received five digestive organs: liver, stomach, pancreas, duodenum, and small intestine.
July 15, 2022
New robotic technology promises better outcomes in total knee replacement surgery
Do you know anyone that has undergone a total knee replacement and is disappointed with the results? Are you, on the other hand, someone who suffers from daily knee pain from severe osteoarthritis and is concerned about major surgery?
PM Minnis promotes Team/One Bahamas concept towards creating world-class status for country
January 22, 2018
PM Minnis promotes Team/One Bahamas concept towards creating world-class status for country
The Bahamas will attain world-class status as a country and a people only when all of its citizens unite under a One Bahamas or Team Bahamas concept, Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Hubert A. Minnis said...
May 29, 2022
Bariatric Surgery for Obesity at Age 65 and Beyond: A Cardiovascular Win
A recent report from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey states that people over 60 years of age are more likely to be obese than younger adults. “In the USA, 29% of elderly adults are obese, while similar rates are seen in The Bahamas as well,” says Muthukumaran Rangarajan, MD, a Consultant Bariatric and Robotic Surgeon at Doctors Hospital, Bahamas. “An interesting point to...
The other health crisis
May 23, 2022
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 15, 2022
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...
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