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A patients’ group says the tragic case of young mother Latifa Maybury, who died from cancer after the disease went undetected throughout her pregnancy, gives “cause for serious concern” about some of the processes used by King Edward VII Memorial Hos...
DATE: Aug 11, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Health officials have confirmed that there have been no reported cases of the deadly Ebola virus on the Island, despite fears that the latest outbreak of the killer could spread globally.
The World Health Organisation has now declared the current epi...
DATE: Aug 09, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Fears the chikungunya virus has reached Bermuda have been curbed after tests did not detect the infection in a suspected patient.
The resident had travelled to an area affected by the virus, which causes extreme joint pain, fever and headache.
It is ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Health costs have levelled off for the first time this decade, the Bermuda Health Council has revealed.
The curb in health spending was attributed to a cap in previous years on payments to the hospital, according to the Council’s Annual Report 2013-1...
DATE: Jul 25, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Kyla Lowe was just 14 and preparing to start studying for her GCSEs when she was told her brother’s wife Latifa had been diagnosed with terminal cancer, days after giving birth to a son.
Latifa died six months later and the Bermuda High School studen...
DATE: Jul 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The Court of Appeals recently upheld a ruling that the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) wrongfully dismissed a hospital worker — and doubled the damages awarded to her.
Geneanne Woods-Forde was dismissed from her position at King Edwards VII Memorial Ho...
DATE: Jul 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than a quarter of residents surveyed for health have been found to have elevated blood sugar — but the community is showing “surprising resistance” to taking part in the study.
Health Minister Jeanne Atherden reported an “unanticipated drop” in ...
DATE: Jul 19, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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A continuing feud between home birth advocates and medical authorities has resulted in one set of parents having to attend hospital at a cost of $8,000 for the delivery of their child.
For four other parents, the search for a supervisor to oversee ho...
DATE: Jun 30, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
High school graduates and those looking for a career change are being encouraged to consider nursing.
Of the 490 registered nurses on the Island, 62 percent are non-Bermudians.
An information session about Bermuda College’s Associate of Science in N...
DATE: Jun 25, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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A new cardiologist has joined the team at the Bermuda Heart Foundation’s CORE Heart Health Centre.
Dr Carl Reimers has almost 20 years of experience and will assist in the centre’s aims of reducing the number of people at risk of heart problems by 2...
DATE: Jun 25, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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