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Bermuda Hospitals Board has admitted trimming three positions from its workforce — but a spokeswoman said the BHB does “all it can” to transfer staff to other jobs.
The remarks came after Shadow Health Minister Zane DeSilva told MPs he’d been contact...
DATE: Oct 01, 2013
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Cancer survivors joined relatives and friends to hear the sobering realities of ovarian cancer and the impact of cancer in Bermuda.
Organised under the theme ‘Break the Silence’, the new advocacy group for Ovarian Cancer Awareness hosted a luncheon y...
DATE: Sep 30, 2013
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Health
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Government is “insulting the intelligence of Bermudians” over its plan to reopen the former indigent clinic, according to Shadow Health Minister Zane DeSilva.
The clinic, based at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, provided free healthcare to the nee...
DATE: Sep 26, 2013
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Health
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Ovarian Cancer Awareness month culminates with a ‘Mind, Body and Spirit’ luncheon on Sunday to promote awareness on the disease known as the ‘Silent Killer’.
Under the theme entitled ‘Break the Silence’ a new advocacy group for Ovarian Cancer awarene...
DATE: Sep 26, 2013
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Bermuda Blood Donor Centre’s summer blood drive has been hailed a huge success after more than 360 people answered the call for donations.
Sixty of those were new donors and a number of well-known local athletes signed on to encourage young people to...
DATE: Sep 25, 2013
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Medical Clinic services promised by the One Bermuda Alliance will be made available and won’t be delayed, according to Health Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin.
A new clinical service for the chronically ill will commence in November, she said.
Earlie...
DATE: Sep 16, 2013
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Health
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The Department of Health has issued a travel advisory to potential travellers to the Middle East.
There’s currently a serious respiratory illness of unknown cause afflicting individuals in that region.
The illness, known as Middle East Respiratory Sy...
DATE: Aug 10, 2013
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Health
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Employers who have promoted breastfeeding in the workplace were yesterday recognised for their efforts by La Leche League Bermuda and the Ministry of Health.
The Royal Gazette Limited was one of eight companies honoured as part of Breastfeeding Aware...
DATE: Aug 07, 2013
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Health
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The “fiasco” over the Continuing Care Unit (CCU) could and should have been avoided, Opposition Senator Renee Ming Anderson said.
Speaking in the motion to adjourn at yesterday’s Senate hearing, Sen Ming said: “We stress people, we stress employees, ...
DATE: Jul 25, 2013
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Health
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Health chiefs hope to reduce the number of medical tests being carried out at King Edward VII Memorial in a bid to bring down costs at the facility.
And the move could also reduce health insurance premiums, which have shot up by as much as 20 percent...
DATE: Jul 25, 2013
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
