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Two patients have been brought to the attention of the Department of Health to determine if they should be tested for Zika.
However, a spokesman for the Department of Health stressed that there have been no confirmed cases of the virus in Bermuda an...
DATE: Feb 05, 2016
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Sharon Bassett, together with thousands across Bermuda, will fall silent for 100 seconds at noon today as the island marks World Cancer Day.
It will be an especially poignant moment for the mother of two because her husband Howard is one of the 100 p...
DATE: Feb 04, 2016
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Bermuda is preparing itself for the possibility of the Zika virus as the international outbreak continues to spread.
More than 20 countries in the Caribbean, South America and Central America have reported outbreaks of the virus, which is spread by t...
DATE: Feb 03, 2016
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 2,100 employees regained their health insurance coverage, resulting in the collection of more than $700,000 in health premiums, thanks to the enforcement of the Health Insurance Act last year.
The Bermuda Health Council monitors and enforce...
DATE: Feb 03, 2016
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As the Zika virus spreads internationally, a Bermuda Government spokesman has claimed its mosquito control programme is “the envy of many other islands”.
Zika is a mosquito-borne illness that results in fever, rash and joint pains, among other sympto...
DATE: Feb 03, 2016
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Health
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The island is at a critical stage in addressing its healthcare needs and reform is vital to creating a more sustainable health system, according to Jeanne Atherden.
But the Minister of Health, Seniors and Environment said changing Bermuda’s culture f...
DATE: Feb 01, 2016
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The Island is at a critical stage in addressing its healthcare needs and reform is vital to creating a more sustainable health system, according to Jeanne Atherden.
But the Minister of Health, Seniors and Environment said changing Bermuda’s culture f...
DATE: Jan 27, 2016
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Health
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The first voluntary registration of Bermuda’s health service providers is complete, the Bermuda Health Council has announced.
There are about 320 health service providers on the Island and 2,470 registered health professionals.
Jeanne Atherden, the ...
DATE: Jan 26, 2016
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Health
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Bermudians looking to visit South America — the home of the 2016 Summer Olympics — have been warned about an outbreak of the Zika virus in the region.
The virus, which is spread by mosquito bites, can cause fever, rash, joint pain or conjunctivitis. ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Health experts remain on alert for the mosquito-borne illness zika virus, but say Bermuda has no reported cases.
Outbreaks of the disease, which results in fever, rash and joint pains, have been recorded in the Americas and the Caribbean, including H...
DATE: Jan 20, 2016
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Health
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