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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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Six confirmed or suspected cases of flu have been treated at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital this week, the Bermuda Hospitals Board said last night.
A spokeswoman said four confirmed or suspected cases were reported on Monday, with one confirme...
DATE: Jan 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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A passenger who lost consciousness on a flight is recovering today on a general ward at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
The victim, a 49-year-old Jamaican woman, took ill on a JetBlue flight from Antigua to New York yesterday.
The flight diverted ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff