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St David’s urgent care centre will only be open in the evening on weekdays due to staff shortages
DATE: Feb 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Education officials are prepared to meet a pressure group opposed to mandatory mask wearing and other Covid-19 precautions in schools, the organisation said yesterday.
A spokeswoman for Us For Them Bermuda said that Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Edu...
DATE: Feb 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Training Bermudians in science will continue despite the departure of the Government laboratory’s director, the Cabinet Office has said.
A spokeswoman added that the coronavirus pandemic also highlighted how courses could be added at the Bermuda Coll...
DATE: Feb 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Another death from Covid-19 has been logged, health officials said last night.
The grim news brought the total number of coronavirus-related deaths to 117, but there were strong signs that the spike in Covid-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant was...
DATE: Feb 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A massive surprise thank you banner was raised yesterday for the Government’s scientific adviser on her last day on the job.
Staff at the Molecular Diagnostic and Research Laboratory in Warwick displayed the sign for Carika Weldon, who was unable to ...
DATE: Feb 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A doctor said yesterday his Hamilton clinic was "on standby“ to help to meet demand for CT scans after the Bermuda Hospitals Board’s machines broke down.
J J Soares, the medical director at Hamilton Medical Centre, offered assistance after the BHB sa...
DATE: Feb 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An uninsured senior who was treated by emergency room doctors for two bouts of dizziness has been sent a bill for almost $12,000 by the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
Lloyd Williams, 77, and his wife, Mildred, 70, were stunned to receive two invoices total...
DATE: Jan 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Cardiovascular health is to be the focus of an open-house event taking place this month.
Evolution Healing Centre is hosting the event which invites the community to ask questions, gain information and share stories on the subject of heart healt...
DATE: Jan 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A father has asked for a judicial review of a government requirement for children to have routine coronavirus tests to attend school.
Jason Benevides, a father of four, with one at public school, said he wanted to question the legal authority for rou...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Bermudian student has organised an online event to inspire young people to set their aim high.
A flyer for the virtual event on February 19 set up by 21-year-old Elsie Artemis, who is studying in Scotland, explained that members of the panel will “...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter