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An 11-month-old child died in Charity last Tuesday after drowning in a bucket of water while her mother was
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In 1949 Dr. Charles D. Bonner (1917-1990) became the first Black physician appointed to the staff at Boston City Hospital. In 1968 he was appointed Medical Director of Youville Hospital in Cambridge. In 1979 he was elected president of the Massachusetts Heart Association. Dr. Bonner gained national
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How Salamat A. Aliu beat the odds to become Nigeria's first indigenous trained female neurosurgeon - Face2Face Africa
There are not many female neurosurgeons in Africa as the field is still heavily dominated by men. Dr. Salamat AhuoizaAliudid not let the lack of representation prevent her from pursuing her dream of becoming a neurosurgeon and now she is the first female neurosurgeon certified in West Africa and
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Kenya: 4 State House Officials Test Positive for COVID-19, but the President is Safe
Nairobi — Four State House officials have contracted
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Sandra “Pepa” Denton Hit With $676,000 Lien
Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. David Sayah says that the Hip-Hop veteran also known as Pepa might be due monies from a lawsuit against Uber and hope her potential winnings settle an unpaid bill.
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Tanzanian President Urges Public Not to Fear COVID-19 Pandemic
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Sunday urged members of the public to stop fearing the COVID-19 pandemic but he said they should continue observing protective guidelines issued by health
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Malawi: COVID-19 Positive Health Workers Shunning Quarantine
Two Blantyre District Health Office (DHO) workers who recently tested positive to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) are refusing institutional
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Flexible Robotic ‘Mini Surgeon’ Set To Ease Hysterectomies – The Wilmington Journal
An estimated 600,000 American women have hysterectomies every year to treat a variety of non-cancerous conditions. Although the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends transvaginal rather than abdominal hysterectomy as the safest, least invasive [...]
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Source: The Wilmington Journal
Leg Horror As Surgeons Amputate The Wrong Limb 
Austrian hospital officials announced a “tragic mistake” after doctors amputated the wrong leg of an elderly man. Both legs of the 82-year-old man were affected by complications from illnesses he was suffering, but doctors at Freistadt Hospital thought amputating his left leg from mid-thigh was
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Cosmetic Surgery On The Upswing In Latin America – Free Press of Jacksonville
Cosmetic surgery has been on the rise in Latin America in recent years. In the 1990s, the procedure became popular among the most affluent women. At the same time, several headlines were reporting deaths due [...]
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Paragon Surgical Center Seeks EDC Benefits
The attorney representing Paragon Surgical Center on Tuesday told the Economic Development Authority board that the company, an ambulatory surgery center, can provide an alternative to the lack of surgical facilities in the USVI.
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Gunmen kill Uganda minister's daughter, driver in failed assassination bid - army | News24
Gunmen attacked and wounded Uganda's former army commander on Tuesday, killing his daughter and driver in an assassination attempt.
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Covid-19: Why the Western Cape has an 18 000-test backlog
The Western Cape has an 18 000-test backlog for Covid-19, said Premier Alan Winde on
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Job Opportunities Help Wanted 8-12-20 | New Pittsburgh Courier
CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON University of Pittsburgh Physicians seeks a Cardiothoracic Surgeon to work in Pittsburgh (Allegheny County), PA. Specialize in the diagnosis, medical management, and surgical treatment of patients with diseases … Continued
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Sudan: Woman Suffers From Needle in Her Bowels for 40 Years
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- As a very little school girl in her home village of Morka of the extreme Northern Sudan, Fatima Abdoun Idris used to fear punishment from her firm teacher of housekeeping very much. And one day while holding a needle between her teeth, she was told by a classmate the teacher
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Black Doctor Issues Urgent Warning to Make Healthcare Decisions Before Protesting
Peaceful protestors encounter unexpected injuries, hospital stays during COVID-19: end-of-life plans encouraged
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Ugandans Melt Plastic Waste Into Coronavirus Face Shields
An effort to clean up plastic waste and turn it into building materials shifts gear as COVID-19 arrives and protective gear falls short
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Somali mayor casts doubts on virus deaths
The Mayor of Somalia’s capital has warned of hundreds of deaths that he suspects have been caused by the new coronavirus, suggesting that actual death toll may be 10 times higher than official
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South Africa: Life Healthcare Group in E Cape Under Fire for Alleged Staff Mistreatment, 'Denying Access' to MPs
Chairperson of the national health oversight committee Dr Sbongiseni Dhlomo and Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba said in a statement this week that they were barred entry to Life St Mary's Hospital in Mthatha where they visited to investigate the
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This Journalist Helped Eradicate Hospital Debt for Thousands in Memphis
This Journalist Helped Eradicate Hospital Debt for Thousands in Memphis
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Tivoli incursion - ten years on | Gary Spaulding cried, ‘Yuh gwine mek dem kill wi!’
I realised it was the Hannah Town Police Station ... , and I said to Gary, ‘I’m going over
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Tanzanian Doctors Sound Alarm Over Hidden Coronavirus Cases
The Tanzanian government's tepid response to COVID-19 and seeming lack of transparency over coronavirus cases is fuelling concern that it is covering up the true extent of the pandemic, according to doctors and health experts in the East African
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Medics urged to ensure proper use of PPE
CONSULTANT anaesthesiologist at the St Ann's Bay Regional Hospital, Dr Peter Scarlett, says the correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by health professionals during the novel coronavirus pandemic is imperative to safeguarding their
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Powell, William B., Jr. (1834-1915)
William B. Powell Jr., one of the first African American physicians to receive a contract as a surgeon with the Union Army, was free born in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1834.  His father, William Powell Sr., also in the medical practice, was African American, and his mother was Native
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Man accused of beating girlfriend to death found dead in police cell
A man accused of beating his girlfriend to death over the weekend has been found dead in a police cell in Khayelitsha, Cape
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Inmate dies after trying to disarm correctional officers
An inmate from the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre died today after trying to disarm correctional
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Health care equipment shortages lead to innovation, conflict
At one point, more than 30% of U.S. healthcare workers had two weeks of N95 face masks, considered the standard for protection,  remaining, and 22% had none at all, according to GetUsPPE.org, a grassroots organization working to source personal protective equipment for U.S. healthcare
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THE FORGOTTEN RESPONDER | The Crusader Newspaper Group
I didn’t think of the many funeral directors and staff that have to take care of the deceased person, their families, even the hospitals, with dignity and respect but still have to make sure that they themselves are safe from
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Trinidad: Cops use taser on woman who bit off lip of 14-year-old boy - Stabroek News

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Man Kills Girlfriend and Her Two Daughters Because She Wanted To Leave Him
According to authorities, Jordan got angry that his one-time girlfriend, 37-year-old Shanta Renee Singleton, was leaving him for another
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