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November 14, 2018
Sands - We'll make fair offer to doctors

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday the government is negotiating in good faith to present a reasonable and fair offer to public health physicians who have threatened industrial action...

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August 30, 2016
Athletic trainers and why you need one

Athletic training is an allied health profession that is responsible for the prevention, evaluation, management and rehabilitation of athletic injuries.

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January 18, 2016
As NHI looms, doctors say: NO

Hours before Bahamians were expected to begin registering for National Health Insurance, the Consultant Physician Staff Association decided yesterday that it will not support the government's proposed scheme.

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December 21, 2015
NHI 39could encourage doctors towards behaviour similar to civil servants39

A LEADING surgeon has warned that the current model of National Health Insurance will create a "huge problem" in soliciting productivity from private physicians and could foster behaviour "that resembles the typical civil servant"...

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April 10, 2024
No go on marijuana dispensaries

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — As the government is said to be in the final stages of drafting the Cannabis Bill before tabling it in parliament, the President of the Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association, Dr Marvin Smith, is roundly rejecting the notion of establishing dispensaries for medicinal marijuana distribution. He, however, stressed that he and the association do [...]

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December 13, 2019
Health City Surgeon to Receive CMEs Award

Dr. Binoy Chattuparambil, clinical director and chief cardiac surgeon of the highly acclaimed Health City Cayman Islands, will be honored at the 2019 Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx) Leadership Awards on December 14 in Miami, Florida...

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February 28, 2024
Cleveland Clinic-Led Study Discovers Link between High Levels of Niacin - a Common B Vitamin - and Heart Disease

Cleveland Clinic researchers have identified a new pathway that contributes to cardiovascular disease associated with high levels of niacin, a common B vitamin previously recommended to lower cholesterol.

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February 22, 2024
How’s your hearing: Audiologist warns of sudden hearing loss signs

Are you suffering from consistent ringing in the ear, are your ears feeling clogged like they need to pop, or do you experience dizziness?

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February 01, 2024
Doctors Hospital continues expansion with Paradise Island urgent care facility to launch within two to three months

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Doctor's Hospital is continuing to expand its operations in New Providence, with its chief financial officer revealing that the BISX-listed healthcare provider plans to open a full urgent care facility on Paradise Island within the next two to three months.  Dennis Deveaux told Eyewitness News: "We continue to look at markets where the [...]

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January 07, 2024
COVID COMEBACK: Health officials confirm one COVID-19 related death as cases increase in the country

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The Ministry of Health & Wellness has confirmed that there has been one COVID-19-related death in Grand Bahama as the country grapples with a notable uptick in COVID-19 infections since December 2023. Minister of Health & Wellness Dr Michael Darville, not only confirmed Sunday afternoon that there is currently an uptick of COVID-19 [...]

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