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UWI School of Medicine graduates offered training opportunities at PMH

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Duane Sands stated that 40 of the 49 graduates of The University of the West Indies (UWI) School of Medicine (Nassau) were offered training opportunities (Internship) based primarily at the teaching hospital, Princess Margaret (PMH.)...

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Coronavirus: Viral WhatsApp messages 'drop 70%'

WhatsApp says it has seen a drop of 70% in "highly forwarded" messages - the kind that may spread misinformation about the coronavirus.

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"Ripped our gust again": Family that lost relatives in Flight 370 loses another in Ukraine crash

Relatives, friends and colleagues paid tribute Friday to Malaysia Airlines Flight 17...

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Kate, Princess of Wales, says she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy

LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, she said Friday in a stunning announcement that follows weeks of speculation about her health and whereabouts.

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First Person In The World to Undergo Single-Port Robotic Kidney Transplant - Eases Recovery

At 26 years old, Laura Bray’s life was put on hold. She made an appointment with her doctor after frequent migraines and shortness of breath were impacting her job and life as a mother of three. After undergoing a battery of tests, she received an unexpected diagnosis -- stage 5 kidney disease. She was soon undergoing dialysis for up to nine hours a day, while she waited for a donor kidney for m...

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"Quaker Withdraws Granola Bars And Granola Cereals Due To Possible Health Risk”

The Quaker Oats Company announced today the market withdrawal of the granola bars and granola cereals included in this detailed list www.quakergranolarecall.com because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause severe infections and, occasionally, fatal outcomes in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

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Cop saves teen from sliding car

Police officer John Lambert acted quickly and pushed Mariusz Trzeciak out of harm's way when an out-of-control car came sliding towards them on the side of an icy highway.

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Bearfoot Bandit Caught (video)

Colton Harris Moore, aka ?The Bare Foot Bandit? caught by Bahamian Police in Eleuthera. It all started on Sunday 4th July, 2010 the Royal Bahamas Police Force received information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation?s Country Attach? at the US Embassy Nassau, that a fugitive wanted by United States Law Enforcement had reportedly stolen an aircraft and was believed to be headed to the Bahamas.

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New round of innovative HIV research awards announced

Geneva, Switzerland - The International AIDS Society (IAS), in partnership with the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the NIH-supported Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR), today announced the launch of a new round of the joint research grant programme,

Creative and Novel Ideas in HIV Research (CNIHR).

The CNIHR programme supports projects intended to advance the scientific
under...

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