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'You have cut me deep'
August 16, 2021
'You have cut me deep'
Some nurses have resorted to wearing Depends undergarments or catheters to maintain patient care due to intricate personal protective equipment (PPE) protocols, and both patient care and training for students and interns have become markedly challenging, according to a New Providence-based physician.
'A slap in the face'
August 16, 2021
'A slap in the face'
The country's healthcare workers and its healthcare system have faced unprecedented pressure since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
HALF OF MEDICAL STAFF STILL WON'T TAKE JAB: Doctor among COVID deaths as Pfizer rollout scheduled for Thursday
August 16, 2021
HALF OF MEDICAL STAFF STILL WON'T TAKE JAB: Doctor among COVID deaths as Pfizer rollout scheduled for Thursday
AN unvaccinated physician has died of COVID-19 complications, while three unvaccinated healthcare workers are currently hospitalised with the virus, according to Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis, the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee chairperson.
Heat Wave Bahamas
July 27, 2016
Heat Wave Bahamas
The Bahamas and the Continent of the Americas have been under a heat wave of unusual proportions over the last several weeks.
August 11, 2021
'Bittersweet' for doctors as resources come - but so do cases
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis' announcement of additional beds and manpower to combat the resurgence of COVID-19 cases was described yesterday as "bittersweet".
Doctors' fears mount as COVID cases soar
August 09, 2021
Doctors' fears mount as COVID cases soar
THE Consultant Physicians Staff Association has again expressed concern over the continued increase in COVID-19 cases that has overwhelmed the nation's healthcare system.
To snip or not to snip: newborn circumcision
July 27, 2021
To snip or not to snip: newborn circumcision
Circumcision is a surgical procedure where the foreskin of the penis is removed. It is a practice that dates back to ancient times with the earliest evidence of it being found in a 4,000-year-old Egyptian tomb.
FRONT PORCH: People will die and the pandemic rage on unless people wake up and take the vaccine
July 22, 2021
FRONT PORCH: People will die and the pandemic rage on unless people wake up and take the vaccine
Last week Friday, the highly-regarded US Centre for Disease Control Director Dr Rochelle Walensky offered: "There is a clear message that is coming through: This is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated", which is becoming a term of art in the medical field.
'We don't have enough doctors in the system'
July 21, 2021
'We don't have enough doctors in the system'
THE Bahamas Doctors Union president has said that there are doctor shortages within the public healthcare system while calling on the government to reveal that some 40 recently graduated interns have "been sent home" and a handful of physicians were "terminated."
'Mother' Pratt: It has been rough
July 14, 2021
'Mother' Pratt: It has been rough
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Cynthia "Mother" Pratt says she's happy to be recuperating at home after surviving horrific COVID-19 symptoms in hospital.
"It's been rough, oh it's been rough, but praise God, I made it," Mrs Pratt, 75, said yesterday.
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