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A new study has discovered a dramatic drop in the levels of mercury found in pregnant women in Bermuda in the last decade.
A paper published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE compares two studies conducted in 2003 and 2011 which reveal a significant...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Claims that some doctors oppose pre-certification because they don’t want increased accountability have been refuted by the Ministry of Health and Environment.
In a joint statement the Ministry, the Bermuda Medical Doctors’ Association and the Bermud...
DATE: Mar 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Shadow Health Minister Zane DeSilva called on Government to tell the country what lies ahead with medical pre-certification, which he branded a One Bermuda Alliance cost-cutting measure that would harm vulnerable patients.
The initiative would requir...
DATE: Mar 11, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
If you’ve ever wondered what kinds of benefits yoga can offer you, just ask any number of its devoted practitioners like Dawn Rochester.
As a sufferer of sickle cell anaemia, Ms Rochester was prone to experiencing harsh and continual pain while work...
DATE: Mar 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Physicians fighting a law requiring second decisions for high-cost procedures are merely opposing the introduction of accountability for doctors, according to insiders on Government’s bid to introduce pre-certification.
The Royal Gazette understands ...
DATE: Mar 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new guidebook book to help identify children at risk from potential health and well-being problems has been launched in Bermuda.
The Child Development Programme (CDP) has spent the last two years getting the Red Flags Guidebook approved and into pr...
DATE: Mar 08, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s healthcare system needs to change its focus and cut its costs, Health Minister Trevor Moniz has told healthcare professionals.
Mr Moniz said: “Despite Bermuda’s small size, our health system is incredibly complex, fragmented and, at times, ...
DATE: Mar 07, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Department of Health has blamed a shortage of crucial vaccines for infants on “challenges” faced by countries all over the world — and has warned that supplies could run out again.
As reported by The Royal Gazette last week, doctors have been tel...
DATE: Mar 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Private health insurers could jack up premiums for seniors after Government changed the rules on coverage, a charity warned yesterday.
And Age Concern executive director Claudette Fleming said that the changes risked hitting the most vulnerable membe...
DATE: Mar 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Island will host an international gathering of physicians and academics, commencing tomorrow, for the annual conference of the Caribbean Association of Otolaryngology, or head and neck surgery.
The CAO conference is to be formally welcomed to the...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
