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King Edward VII Memorial Hospital has denied that a man spent ten hours in the emergency department because of delays caused by its new electronic medical records system.
A Bermuda Hospitals Board spokeswoman said the Pearl, the new fully electronic...
DATE: Nov 23, 2022
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Covid-19 booster shot clinic hosted by St John Ambulance Bermuda delivered the Moderna Bivalent vaccine to nearly 150 people last weekend.
The charity plans to offer another pop-up clinic on December 10.
A spokesman said St John Ambulance offered t...
DATE: Nov 22, 2022
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Vaccines against Covid-19 are now available every Tuesday from 9am to 2pm at the Hamilton Health Clinic, 3 Reid Street.
The clinic stocks the Pfizer-BioNTech original Adult formulation, and Moderna Bivalent vaccines.
They are available for people who...
DATE: Nov 16, 2022
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda residents have rallied for war-torn Ukraine with $549,126 in donations since Russia’s invasion in February.
The contributions to the Bermuda Red Cross are to be sent to the British Red Cross in early December – meaning the charity’s Ukraine c...
DATE: Nov 15, 2022
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Pesticides, including the controversial weedkiller Roundup, are to get tighter governmental oversight, according to Kim Wilson, the health minister.
The glyphosate-based product, manufactured by the agrochemical firm Monsanto, has come under fire as ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian surgeon remains astonished by his luck at taking to the streets of New York tomorrow in the city’s world-renowned annual marathon.
If chance had not stacked the deck “remarkably” in his favour, John Harvey would have died three years ago,...
DATE: Nov 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Men’s health in Bermuda will get a shot in the arm with the advent of November as men’s health awareness month.
The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre is marking the occasion with a series of events to raise prostate cancer awareness, with funds to sup...
DATE: Oct 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A milestone for healthcare in Bermuda was celebrated over the weekend with the implementation of a new medical records system for the island’s hospitals.
It was a busy night for Bermuda Hospitals Board after the patient electronic and administrative ...
DATE: Oct 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hospital services may be slightly delayed as a landmark electronic medical record system goes live at the Bermuda Hospitals Board tomorrow.
The Pearl system, for Patient Electronic and Administrative Records Log, will take a couple of weeks for staff...
DATE: Oct 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s confirmed active cases of Covid-19 have nearly doubled in the past week, health officials revealed yesterday – with 75 cases, including one person being treated in hospital.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, also listed the easing of a strin...
DATE: Oct 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell