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A woman has had her head shaved to help promote ovarian cancer awareness after her sister was stricken by the disease.
Patty-Ann Flood had her locks cut off to support Devoye Darrell and others hit by a condition dubbed “the silent killer.”
Ms Flood ...
DATE: Sep 15, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Patients on Cooper, Curtis and Perry wards of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital will not be able to receive visitors tomorrow, when patients with acute conditions on those wards will be transferred to the new Acute Care Wing.
Bermuda Hospitals Board ...
DATE: Sep 13, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Imagine losing your childhood memories, forgetting your spouse’s name, even your children.
Picture yourself getting to town but not remembering why you went there, or pondering what day of the week it is, or even what year.
These scary and distress...
DATE: Sep 09, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The Ministry of Health has issued an updated set of health guidelines for school to coincide with the start of the new school year.
The guidelines are designed to help parents and teachers keep children healthy during term time.
Fact sheets on a rang...
DATE: Sep 09, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The final preparations are being made for the opening of the new Acute Care Wing this week.
The outside of the new building is complete and the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) is now in control of security within the wing.
The area outside the new wing...
DATE: Sep 08, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Fundraising to cover the $40 million payout for the Island’s new hospital wing remains several million short of its goal, even though the facility’s completion is just days away.
However, the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) has already covered the full...
DATE: Sep 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Residents are being urged to sign an online petition calling for better access to cervical cancer screening across the Caribbean region.
Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre is one of more than 40 non-government organisations from across the region supp...
DATE: Sep 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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A patient who suffered an agonising wait for surgery at the Island’s only hospital is being taken to the Privy Council by those he successfully sued for damages.
Bermuda Hospitals Board has opted to go to the Island’s highest court of appeal, in Lond...
DATE: Sep 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Addicts are being urged to get treatment for substance abuse this month, which is National Recovery Month.
And Premier Michael Dunkley has pointed out that the wider community can play a vital role in supporting addicts on their road to recovery.
Gov...
DATE: Sep 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A surgical first for Bermuda could help a hospital patient paralysed from the neck down breathe on his own.
And that means the young man — who has been in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for several years after an accident and can only breathe ...
DATE: Aug 25, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
