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Fighting for her pride and joy
Fighting for her pride and joy
Waynesha Symonette, 30, knows all too well the importance of her three-year-old daughter receiving the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination as soon as she is able to. Symonette was 27 years old at the time with a months-old daughter, Anteya Goodman, when she learned devastating news that she had stage three cervical cancer. Her only thought ...
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Bahamas gets more Pfizer Vaccine from United States Government
The Bahamas received 23,760 doses of the Pfizer Vaccine from the United States government to augment the country’s vaccination programme in the continued fight against COVID-19.
March is National Kidney Month
March is National Kidney Month
What can you do for your kidneys?
Kidney diseases are silent killers, which can largely affect your quality of life. There are several ways to reduce the risk of developing kidney disease.
Leaders should know when to quit, and stay out
Leaders should know when to quit, and stay out
Dear Editor, I received an interesting article from a colleague as I prepared to write this letter: "Knowing when to quit is an important part of being a good leader", an opinion piece by Al Jazeera's Tafi Mhaka. I could add to that in my best Bahamianese: "And knowing when to stay quit is even ...
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Uptake of paediatric COVID vaccine 'slower than expected'
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville revealed that the uptake of paediatric doses of the COVID-19 vaccine is still not going as well as anticipated.
At last report, there were about 700 doses that had been administered, Mr Darville told The Tribune on Tuesday.
Darville: Bahamas has secured monkeypox vaccine
Darville: Bahamas has secured monkeypox vaccine
Minister of Health Dr. Michael Darville said yesterday that the government has secured 1,400 doses of a monkeypox vaccine. He was unable to indicate when the doses will arrive in The Bahamas or the cost to secure them. "We did order our vaccines through PAHO (Pan American Health Organization)," Darville told The Nassau Guardian. "They are ...
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Minister of Tourism Makes Terminally Ill Child's Dream Come True
Seventeen-year-old Grayson Richardson is battling a rare type of brain cancer called anaplastic astrocytoma...About 1,200 children under 19 are diagnosed with glioma (brain tumor) per year in the United States...
Slow uptake on child vaccines
Slow uptake on child vaccines
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville has admitted that paediatric doses of the COVID-19 vaccine "are moving a little slower than we expected" with only about 320 to 330 administered so far.
Cleveland Clinic Performs First-In-World Full Multi-Organ Transplant to Treat Rare Appendix Cancer
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.
PM: Masks to become voluntary at 'comfortable' vaccine level
PRIME Minister Phillip "Brave" Davis says when the country's vaccination rate reaches a "comfortable" level, wearing masks will become voluntary.