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The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Bermuda held its third annual medical symposium this weekend aimed at raising awareness of the disease.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, commended the organisation for its work over more than 30 years.
Ms Wilson s...
DATE: Jun 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Community homes for mental health treatment in Bermuda are to be funded by the Government, the Premier pledged.
David Burt said that funding for the homes would come in the “very near future”.
The statement drew applause from the audience at the se...
DATE: Jun 15, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Traumatic events in childhood have become a “public health emergency” that policymakers must tackle from the top, an expert warned yesterday.
Mark Cloutier said legislators need to understand how the wider community is affected not only socially but ...
DATE: Jun 15, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Five nurses have just completed a demanding 6-month asthma diploma course. Tiffany DeSilva -KEMH Catlin-Lindo, Alien Guilas – KEMH IV team, Kedese McPherson – KEMH maternity, Aashiqa Mehta-Smith – KEMH Gosling and Trevor Bend – Department of Correcti...
DATE: Jun 14, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Traumatic events in childhood have become a “public health emergency” that policymakers must tackle from the top, an expert warned yesterday.
Mark Cloutier said legislators need to understand how the wider community is affected not only socially but ...
DATE: Jun 14, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Ministry of Health announced a plan of action today to encourage Bermudians to receive vaccination shots.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, said that Bermuda’s Strategy on Vaccination Hesitancy would aim to increase Bermuda’s vaccination coverage ...
DATE: Jun 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The fight over the legal representation of the patients of Ewart Brown returned to the Court of Appeal yesterday.
Mark Pettingill, who represents patients whose medical records were seized by police, called on the court to quash a ruling that he and ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A number of factors including Brexit could be driving up prices on some prescription drugs in Bermuda, it is feared.
Pharmacists said medication recalls and manufacturing issues also played a part, after one patient reported that the cost of his trea...
DATE: Jun 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A total of three food outlets were shut to carry out improvements after random health inspections found problems with their food and hygiene routines.
The three were among six food sellers ranked “D”, the lowest score, in the latest grades on licence...
DATE: Jun 06, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Some of the seized medical records of 75 patients of Ewart Brown and Mahesh Reddy have been sent overseas for review by two independent doctors, with the rest under way, police confirmed yesterday.
The announcement came after patients of Bermuda Heal...
DATE: Jun 06, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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