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A premiums hike in the government employee’s health insurance scheme could hit seniors on fixed incomes, campaigners for the elderly have warned.
Now the Bermuda Senior Islanders’ Centre has urged older Bermudians to push politicians to force down he...
DATE: Feb 07, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Bermuda Cancer & Health Centre has been awarded accreditation in radiation oncology by the American College of Radiology.
It is the first clinic outside the United States to achieve the recognition, a voluntary process designed to highlight excel...
DATE: Feb 07, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Work has begun to seal a section of the roof at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
Hospital management warned some sections of the General Wing will be noisy while repairs take place over several weeks.
Bermuda Hospitals Board apologised for any inco...
DATE: Feb 06, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Residents on BHB’s Gordon Ward have access to an electric scooter, thanks to a donation from Bermuda Red Cross. The donated scooter will be used by various residents who have mobility issues, to help them within and outside the hospital building.
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DATE: Feb 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Tawanna Wedderburn, the fired chief executive of the Bermuda Health Council, was the target for much of Ewart Brown’s anger over cuts to fees for medical scans.
The former premier named her and two other public servants at a press conference he stage...
DATE: Jan 30, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Genetic testing could boost health in Bermuda and cut costs, a Bermudian biochemist said yesterday.
Carika Weldon said: “It’s not just beneficial to health, which is obviously important, but it would save money for healthcare.
“You can actually kno...
DATE: Jan 30, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The Opposition leader demanded answers last night from health minister Kim Wilson on the “shock” firing of the Bermuda Health Council’s chief executive.
Craig Cannonier said details of how Tawanna Wedderburn was sacked without warning last month, rev...
DATE: Jan 30, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The former chief executive of the island’s health watchdog was “mercilessly fired” less than three weeks before Christmas, her husband has claimed.
Livingston Wedderburn said his wife, Tawanna Wedderburn, was sacked from the Bermuda Health Council wi...
DATE: Jan 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Always striving to meet and exceed international standards, Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre is pleased to announce that the Centre has successfully earned the Bermuda National Standards Committee (BNSC) Certification for a second time. The Centre fi...
DATE: Jan 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Failure to identify and manage children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder could have lifelong effects, the head of a local health organisation said yesterday.
Simone Barton, the chief executive of the Bermuda Heart Foundation, said that ...
DATE: Jan 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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