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Dynamic Urology will be providing free prostate screenings for men ages 40 and up. The screenings consist of a simple blood test and a prostate exam.
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer for men worldwide.
Globally in 2019, men were diag...
DATE: Oct 28, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Docs for Dinner, the quarterly social event sponsored by Bermuda Healthcare Services and Brown-Darrell Clinic for local doctors, will go virtual on October 29 via Zoom.
The hour-long programme will feature Infectious Disease experts Dr. Kenneth Wener...
DATE: Oct 27, 2020
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News
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Press Release
The national security minister today highlighted Covid-19 rules for large gatherings after concerns were raised by the public.
Renee Ming appealed to people not to become complacent and to stick to health regulations.
She said: “We have seen a number...
DATE: Oct 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A US health agency’s assessment of Covid-19 risk in Bermuda has been dropped to “very low”, it was announced this morning.
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention removed the island from its Level 2 “moderate risk” travel health advisory list....
DATE: Oct 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two passengers who arrived on a British Airways flight have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Ministry of Health said today.
The pair are “symptomatic” residents who received a positive result on their Day 4 test after they left London on Octo...
DATE: Oct 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A major funding boost is needed to help “invisible” residents affected by substance abuse, a charity leader said yesterday.
Leslie Grant, the executive director of Focus Counselling Services, added that it was important to remove the stigma that pre...
DATE: Oct 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The coronavirus testing station at Southside will be closed to walk-ins and the general community on Sunday, the Ministry of Health said today.
A spokeswoman told residents that it will be open for “traveller testing only”.
She added: “This is to acc...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
None of the 649 coronavirus test results received by the Ministry of Health yesterday were positive, a spokeswoman said today.
Bermuda has had 188 confirmed cases and five are active, although those affected are not in hospital.
Nine people with Covi...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Healthcare teams overseas have adapted to the Covid-19 pandemic by setting up virtual consultations with Bermudian patients.
Tatiana Sultzbach, the director of the Centre for International and Specialised Healthcare Services at Massachusetts General ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A woman was arrested and questioned last week in connection with an event at a restaurant that cost two former Cabinet ministers their posts in July.
The Bermuda Police Service confirmed this morning that inquiries continued into the dinner at Blu Ba...
DATE: Oct 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter