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A packed hall of supporters has vowed to stand behind Ewart Brown, the former premier, the day after his Brown-Darrell clinic closed the doors on its CT medical scanning service.
The computerised X-ray scanning service at the Smith’s facility was clo...
DATE: Feb 02, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Abdull Musbahi, a senior consultant urologist, is to be the guest speaker at the Bermuda Healthcare Services and Brown-Darrell Clinic’s quarterly Docs for Dinner event tomorrow night.
Dr Musbahi will discuss potential uses for Botox in urology, the b...
DATE: Jan 24, 2018
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A high-tech computerised X-ray service at the Brown-Darrell Clinic is to shut because of “severe reductions in payments”, it was revealed yesterday.
Clinic owner Ewart Brown blamed the Bermuda Health Council for the closure of the CT scan service.
Ho...
DATE: Jan 13, 2018
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Miriam Ada Dickenson celebrated her 100th birthday in style with four generations of her family at her Somerset home.
Guests at the December 30 birthday party included John Rankin, the Governor, who said it was “my privilege to be able to present the...
DATE: Jan 03, 2018
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Tighter regulations for residential care homes are to be brought before MPs, according to Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health.
The legislation is “top of my priority list”, Ms Wilson said, to “enhance the regulatory framework so that homes can succeed...
DATE: Sep 28, 2017
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Abdussalam Musbahi, a prominent British urologist, has joined staff at the Brown-Darrell Clinic.
The surgeon has practised in the UK for the past 30 years, also serving as a senior consultant in Britain, Qatar and Libya.
Dr Musbahi specialises in dis...
DATE: Sep 21, 2017
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A stroke victim’s once promising recovery is faltering in the absence of comprehensive follow-up services, according to her loved ones.
As The Royal Gazette explores healthcare deficiencies for the disabled, one anonymous family have credited the ear...
DATE: Aug 21, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
New staff have been approved for the Ministry of Health to address shortages that have worsened under the Bermuda Government hiring freeze.
In particular, reinforcements have been earmarked for Ageing and Disability Services, according to Kim Wilson,...
DATE: Aug 21, 2017
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The mother of a special needs adult has criticised the island’s lack of resources, claiming clients are being neglected.
And the woman said the only specialist unit, the K. Margaret Carter Centre, was decades behind international standards and had co...
DATE: Aug 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis — joining just five other countries worldwide to achieve the goal, according to Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health.
The transmission of the virus from an HIV-positive mother to h...
DATE: Aug 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell