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AXIS Capital has donated $1 million to the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust (BHCT), bringing the group’s funds to $31 million.
The new acute care wing at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital will require a $40 million payout to contractors Paget Heal...
DATE: Jun 11, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The head of the asthma charity Open Airways has expressed “extreme concern” over Opposition Leader Marc Bean’s endorsement of cannabis tea as a cure for his three-year-old daughter’s asthma.
Mr Bean told Friday’s House of Assembly he’d brewed a cup o...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian patient was last year granted permission to legally bring cannabinoid oil to the Island for cancer treatment, according to former Health Minister Patricia Gordon- Pamplin.
During a debate on the recently released Cannabis Reform Collabora...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Department of Health officials last night met with home birth advocates in a bid to head off a “crisis” over what proponents of home birth have branded Government interference.
Chief Medical Officer Cheryl Peek-Ball said she was “optimistic” that loc...
DATE: May 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 24-hour relay race supporting cancer testing and treatment has secured sponsorship from insurer Ironshore.
The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre’s Relay for Life, which kicks off at 6pm on May 30, will take over the National Sport Centre’s North Fie...
DATE: Apr 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A newlywed mother-of-two has spoken of her uncertainty for her family’s future after being struck with a rare and unpredictable cancer.
And she has expressed gratitude to the people who have stepped forward and offered support to herself and her fami...
DATE: Apr 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda is now getting its first ever on-Island autism assessment, with a new clinical team offering free diagnosis for the disorder — something which previously entailed a costly trip overseas.
And a National Autism Clinic is the eventual goal of th...
DATE: Apr 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s citizens must apply public pressure to support the movement against obesity, a leading US nutrition expert has urged.
Worldwide, obesity is now the fifth leading cause of death — and the current generation of children “could actually be on ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Shadow Health Minister Zane DeSilva called on Government to tell the country what lies ahead with medical pre-certification, which he branded a One Bermuda Alliance cost-cutting measure that would harm vulnerable patients.
The initiative would requir...
DATE: Mar 11, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Physicians fighting a law requiring second decisions for high-cost procedures are merely opposing the introduction of accountability for doctors, according to insiders on Government’s bid to introduce pre-certification.
The Royal Gazette understands ...
DATE: Mar 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
