Health City Cayman Islands completes 500 orthopedic surgeries
BY JBEST ·From Caribbean Medical News Health City Cayman Islands has completed 500 successful orthopedic surgeries two and a half years after it opened its doors. “We are proud to have achieved this milestone in such a short period and…
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Travelers are ditching Zika-filled Caribbean for Hawaii this winter
By Dana Schuster From New York Post When NY1 traffic reporter Jamie Stelter and her husband, CNN anchor and correspondent Brian Stelter, were planning a December getaway, they nixed their usual locales. “We like to go to Miami. We’ve been…
Gadget of the week
Non-toxic carbon nanotube battery could power space probes As well as tiny wearable devices. By Mariella Moon From engadget MIT researchers are developing an alternative to lithium batteries that uses absolutely no toxic materials and isn’t prone to spontaneous combustion….
More mysterious radio signals detected coming from deep space
By Solange Reyner From Newsmax Scientists have detected six radio bursts from a region in deep space, far beyond our Milky Way, where they had previously uncovered similar signals according to a report in The Astrophysical Journal. The fast radio bursts,…
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Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute First in South Florida to Implant First-of-its-kind Fully Dissolving Heart Stent
Recently approved by FDA, Absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffold opens clogged arteries to restore blood flow, then gradually dissolves in the body Miami, FL — December 20, 2016 —The interventional cardiology team at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute at Baptist Hospital…
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Controversial Cayman Turtle releases should end says WAP
The Cayman Turtle Centre’s resumption of its controversial wild release programme is a clear and present danger for turtles across the world. December 19 – Leading global animal welfare charity World Animal Protection has condemned the Cayman Turtle Centre (formerly…
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Value of investment funds committed to selling off fossil fuel assets jumps to $5 trillion
By Damian Carrington, The Guardian From Business Insider The value of investment funds committed to selling off fossil fuel assets has jumped to $5.2tn, doubling in just over a year. The new total, published on Monday, was welcomed by the UN…
Questions about a man’s height could end up overturning his armed robbery conviction
By Maurice Chammah, The Marshall Project From Business Insider In June 2008, a man wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap entered a 7-Eleven store in Killeen, Texas, pointed a gun at the clerk, and demanded money. A string of similar…
It rains rubies and sapphires on this distant Jupiter-like planet
By George Dvorsky From Gizmodo A Jupiter-like planet located 1,000 light-years from Earth is exhibiting some rather strange meteorological behaviour. The clouds on this planet appear to be made from corundum — the same mineral that produces rubies and sapphires….
New blue iguana exhibit opens at WCS’s Bronx Zoo
By Raymond A. Edel , A new exhibit in the Reptile House at World Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo features the Grand Cayman iguana (Cyclura lewisi), also known as the blue iguana. The exhibit is now open to the public and…
