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November 22, 2023
Festival Noel Rings in Christmas Season in Grand Bahama

Grand Bahama’s original wine and art holiday event - Festival Noël - returns this December 1 at the Rand Nature Centre, ringing in Christmas with premium wine, tasty food, fabulous arts and crafts, live entertainment, and exciting activities for everyone to enjoy.

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November 20, 2023
What To Do When Someone With Alzheimer’s Disease Wanders

The definition of wandering varies from context to context. Technically, wandering is an umbrella term for several different behaviors. This includes elopement (attempts to escape), repetitive pacing and becoming lost. According to neurologist, Jagan Pillai, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, most of the caregivers he works with think about wander...

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October 24, 2023
Ministry of Health and Wellness Press Statement on the Passing of Dr. Perry Gomez

I join with the health care community and the entire country in mourning the passing of former Minister of Health Dr. Michael Perry Gomez who was a highly qualified and respected physician locally and internationally, and someone I called a friend. His contribution to internal medicine remains a backdrop to many of the programs we see today.

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October 23, 2023
Former Minister of Health Dr Perry Gomez dies age 76

FORMER Health Minister Dr Perry Gomez, whose work was critical in the fight against HIV/AIDS, died on Saturday at 76.

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October 16, 2023
National Honours for Public Servants

Twelve employees of the Office of the Governor-General were awarded medals, and some 70-plus Bahamians who have served in various areas of the Public Service received Distinguished Service Medals at the third 2023 National Honours ceremony Tuesday, October 10.

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October 10, 2023
National Honours Investiture Ceremonies held in the Gardens of Government House

The late Dame Dr. Doris Johnson, a Bahamian teacher, suffragette, politician and leader in the Women’s Suffrage Movement in The Bahamas, led the list of honourees to receive awards during the 2023 Investiture of National Honours Monday, October 9. She received the Order of National Hero (posthumously) which is given to a Bahamian who has made seminal contribution to The Bahamas and altered the c...

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August 30, 2023
Cleveland Clinic Study Shows Deep Brain Stimulation Encouraging for Stroke Patients

A first-in-human trial of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for post-stroke rehabilitation patients by Cleveland Clinic researchers has shown that using DBS to target the dentate nucleus – which regulates fine-control of voluntary movements, cognition, language, and sensory functions in the brain – is safe and feasible.

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August 22, 2023
Inaugural Semester Soiree at WAUSM

The first medical students to attend the Western Atlantic University School of Medicine (WAUSM) in Freeport are finalizing their 20 months of pre-clerkship studies and going on to the next stage, so the WAUSM Office of Student Affairs held the first of what will now become an annual event - the Semester Soirée.

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August 01, 2023
WAUSM seeks more rental properties as student population increases

The Western Atlantic University School of Medicine needs more Freeport rental properties to list on its housing database as student enrollment continues to rise.

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