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Hip and Knee Adult reconstruction surgeon and orthopaedic oncologist at Cleveland Clinic Florida Dr. Jorge Manrique-Succar, Discusses Innovative Robotic Total Knee Arthroplasty at Bahamas Medical Association Conference
Dr. Jorge Manrique – Succar M.D., who specializes in orthopaedic oncology and hip and knee adult reconstruction surgery at Cleveland Clinic Florida, shared information on Robotic Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA), a robotic procedure that offers more precise visuals allowing better precision for doctors performing the procedure.
Changing seasons can affect your feet
Changing seasons can affect your feet
Summer is here, and record high temperatures with it. In other places around the world, it may be getting colder now. Did you know that your body can feel different throughout the year due to the changing seasons?
Rheumatoid arthritis of the foot and ankle
Rheumatoid arthritis of the foot and ankle
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that attacks multiple joints throughout the body. This means that the immune system attacks its own body tissues. The defenses that usually protect the body from infection instead damage normal tissues (such as cartilage and ligaments) and softens bone. It most often starts in the small joints of the hands and feet, and affects the same joi...
Provisional approval granted for Med Cell to conduct stem cell research, therapy
Despite arguments surrounding the ethics of stem cell research based on admittedly scarce research, a provisional approval status has been granted for Med Cell Bahamas Ltd. to conduct stem cell research and therapy with the view of building a laboratory in accordance with the Stem Cell Research & Therapy Act 2013 and Regulations 2014 of The Bahamas.
Bahamas National Stem Cell Ethics Committee (NSCEC) grants provisional approval status for Med Cell Bahamas Ltd.
Bahamas National Stem Cell Ethics Committee (NSCEC) grants provisional approval status for Med Cell Bahamas Ltd.
The Bahamas National Stem Cell Ethics Committee (NSCEC) grants provisional approval status for Med Cell Bahamas Ltd. to conduct stem cell research and therapies.
Fitness consulting firm warns of unhealthy corporate culture
A new study by fitness consulting firm Elite Fitness focusing on the health of the Bahamian workforce purports to show that the corporate culture of many Bahamian organizations
Diagnosing and treating bursitis
Diagnosing and treating bursitis
If we all think back, most of us can remember hearing our parents or grandparents talk about their bursitis flaring up because of the weather.