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September 21, 2016
Infrastructure, space issues worsening PMH surgery wait

Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) consultant and cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Duane Sands said the hundreds of patients on a chronic waiting list for surgeries at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) are being forced to wait because of serious infrastructural problems, along with work and space challenges.

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March 16, 2016
Minimally Invasive and Effective Procedure: Arthroscopy Evaluates and Treats Common Sport Injuries

According to the latest study conducted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission's National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), more than 1.9 million individuals had a sports-related injury that was treated in the recent years...

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January 22, 2016
Commending medical care in The Bahamas

The writers wish to commend medical care in The Bahamas. Happily, and contrary to biased and ignorant opinion, we both were surprised and delighted with such care as a result of two recent health issues.

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December 14, 2015
NFL Great Dan Marino inspires Medical Leader

One of the world's leading orthopedic surgeons was inspired by meeting a legendary American football hero who was visiting the Cayman Islands to participate in a leadership conference. Dr. Alwin Almeida, Chief Orthopedic Surgeon and Joint Replacement Specialist at Health City Cayman Islands...

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November 24, 2015
Diabetic shoes can save your feet and your life

People with diabetes are prone to having foot problems, often because of two common complications of diabetes - nerve damage (neuropathy) and poor circulation.

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October 05, 2015
Medical supplier Ports International expands with new downtown location

After 28 years in business, leading medical supplier Ports International, located at the Airport Industrial Park, is expanding downtown to better serve its customers.

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April 27, 2015
Nepal desperate for helpf after killer quake

Shelter, fuel, food, medicine, power, news, workers -- Nepal's earthquake-hit capital was short on everything Monday as its people searched for lost loved ones, sorted through rubble for their belongings and struggled to provide for their families' needs...

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April 24, 2014
"Medical Crossover: Miami Surgeon makes History

Introducing an instructional course in Spanish. Carlos J. Lavernia, MD, FAAOS, Medical Director of The Center for Advanced Orthopedics at Larkin in Miami, Florida, contributed as an instructor...

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July 25, 2014
Basketball Shoes

Whether you?re a professional athlete or play sports just for fun, the demands made on the feet and lower limbs often lead to a range of injuries...

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July 31, 2013
An education in more ways than one

Joshua Sands has been hounding his mother to send him to boarding school since he was in eighth grade. A baseball player, Joshua wanted to pursue every avenue to improve in the sport of his choice. His mother, Odia Gaskin, balked at letting her child go at such a young age and said no -- that was until this year, Gaskin has finally relented. Her son, who will be going into eleventh grade, will be ...

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