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July 13, 2021
Feeling betrayed by your body: Fibroids don't have to be a source of pain, shame
She awoke in the middle of the night to a gush of liquid exiting her body. It was blood, but much heavier bleeding than what's commonly associated with menstruation - the unmentionable taboo.
Climate change continues to threaten Bahamian health
January 03, 2023
Climate change continues to threaten Bahamian health
The harsh impacts of climate change are not limited to the environment and doctors agree that climate change continues to threaten the health of Bahamians and others throughout theCaribbean.
Government to create fund for catastrophic care
January 19, 2016
Government to create fund for catastrophic care
Minister of Labour and National Insurance Shane Gibson revealed yesterday that the government intends to create a special fund when it launches National Health Insurance (NHI) to assist people who have catastrophic illnesses.
June 08, 2021
Dr. Myron Rolle closes in on CARICOM Neurosurgical Initiative crowdfunding goal
With a little over a week to go, Dr. Myron Rolle is "excited" that he has achieved more than half his $200,000 goal to assist with funding his CARICOM Neurosurgical Initiative (CNI) to implement solutions to help solve the issue of neurosurgical disease across the Caribbean. As of Monday, Rolle's GoFundMe account had raised $145,488.
COVID vaccines and our children
May 31, 2021
COVID vaccines and our children
Vaccination is a medical decision, and the practice of medicine involves evaluating risk versus benefit, with the overarching ethos that physicians must first do no harm.
The search for healing
February 07, 2016
The search for healing
With the Free National Movement (FNM) facing its lowest moment since its crushing election defeat in 2012, senior FNMs met several days ago at the home of former FNM Leader Tommy Turnquest to discuss the way forward.
May 28, 2021
ARE BAHAMIANS FUNCTIONING ALCOHOLICS? - Defining ‘gray area’ drinking
By: Jhanae Winter
There is a fine line between casual drinking and alcoholism, and that line is gray.
Most Bahamians spend their entire lives drinking and were introduced to alcohol at a young age.
May 21, 2021
Family Islands restrictions 'appropriate at this stage'
WHILE there is opposition in some quarters to new curfew restrictions put on several Family Islands due to emerging COVID-19 cases, the head of the Consultant Physicians Staff Association suggested the measure is appropriate at this stage.
May 18, 2021
What you don't know about asthma could kill your children
Asthma is perhaps one of the most common illnesses in children. It is one of the most common reasons for accessing care at pediatric emergency rooms, urgent care facilities, and pediatric offices.
Vaccine's here - more need to take it
May 12, 2021
Vaccine's here - more need to take it
THIRTY-THREE thousand six hundred doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived in New Providence yesterday, boosting the country's fight against the potentially deadly virus even though many residents remain hesitant to get the jab.
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