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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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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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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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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 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
Staff at the hospital’s Continuing Care Unit (CCU) downed tools yesterday over concerns about the future of the unit.
Nursing aides, orderlies, unit assistants, dietary aides and activity aides from the unit marched from King Edward VII Memorial to ...
DATE: Jul 19, 2013
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Construction crews employed on the new hospital wing have clocked up more than one million hours of work on the new facility.
The Acute Care Wing — the largest construction project in Bermuda’s history — broke ground in January 2011 and is set for co...
DATE: Jul 18, 2013
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
July 16, 2013
Dear Sir,
It is my understanding that we need to raise a great deal more money to get our hospital paid for. Might I, at the risk of causing the pious to be indignant, suggest that we have a national lottery just for the fund raising fo...
DATE: Jul 17, 2013
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