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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.
Minimally Invasive and Effective Procedure: Arthroscopy Evaluates and Treats Common Sport Injuries
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...
Commending medical care in The Bahamas
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.
NFL Great Dan Marino inspires Medical Leader
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...
Diabetic shoes can save your feet and your life
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.
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.
Nepal desperate for helpf after killer quake
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...
"Medical Crossover: Miami Surgeon makes History
"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...
Basketball Shoes
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...
An education in more ways than one
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 ...