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An ambitious medical symposium planned for July has been put back a year due to lack of sponsorship — but its US organisers are determined to go ahead with a public forum.
The international conference on breast cancer, which would have brought 120 do...
DATE: May 17, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Patients calling for an ambulance because they can’t afford a taxi, or fabricating complaints to avoid having to pay, are among the issues confronted by hospital staff.
Roslyn Bascome-Adams, the Emergency Department Director, told The Royal Gazette t...
DATE: May 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government is working to combat vaccine shortages after supplies of several vaccines have run low.
The Health Department has encountered shortages of five types of vaccine, and according to doctors only recently received a sixth vaccine after several...
DATE: May 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s shrinking population hasn’t translated into a reduction in health insurance rates.
Fewer residents are using more medical services locally and overseas, said Michelle Jackson of Argus.
She spoke with The Royal Gazette as part of an ongoing ...
DATE: May 13, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Royal Gazette reader has come to the defence of the Island’s Alzheimer’s unit after the department came under fire.
UK’s Dementia Training Company recently called the Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Unit at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital outdat...
DATE: May 10, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Ageing leads to “chronic, low-grade inflammation” that increases susceptibility to disease, according to chiropractor Laura Dowling.
But Hamilton Rotary Club yesterday heard that tricks as simple as avoiding sugar or grain-fed meats can substantially...
DATE: May 09, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Dorcas Francis was stunned to be named the 2013 Nurse of the Year by her peers, despite more than three decades of work.
“I actually fell back in my chair because I really didn’t expect it,” she said yesterday. “It’s wonderful, not just for me, but f...
DATE: May 09, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 9,000 people suffer from asthma in Bermuda, and more than 2,000 of those who suffered chronic attacks ended up in the hospital’s emergency ward last year.
Health Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin highlighted the numbers yesterday on World A...
DATE: May 08, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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A health watchdog has welcomed news that a review of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is to be made public.
But the Bermuda Health Advocacy Group (BHAG) also expressed concerns that the document could be “watered down” — and also urged health chiefs...
DATE: May 08, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Asthma prevalence has tumbled in Bermuda by a record 76 percent — but more than 2,000 people attended the Emergency Room in relation to the disease last year, according to Open Airways.
The group is calling on residents to turn up for World Asthma Da...
DATE: May 07, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
