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Bermuda Hospitals Board staff are visiting a number of overseas hospitals to pick up tips as they continue to oversee the redevelopment of the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
Media reports in the UK say health teams from Bermuda were recently at t...
DATE: Jul 17, 2012
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Bermuda Hospitals Board last night confirmed its chief of staff Dr Donald Thomas has been put on administrative leave.
In a short statement, a BHB spokesperson said: "We can confirm that our chief of staff, Dr Donald Thomas, is currently on admin...
DATE: Jul 14, 2012
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Health
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Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust today announced that Lindo's has made a donation of $500,000 to the Why it Matters campaign in support of the King Edward VII Memorial (KEMH) Redevelopment Project.
BHCT is an independent non-profit organisation tha...
DATE: Jul 05, 2012
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Health
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A backlog of medical waste is now being incinerated at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital — but critics are crying foul over “underhand” tactics in its disposal.
The Royal Gazette reported last month that the waste, which included human body parts and...
DATE: Jul 04, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Primary One students in Government schools will receive free speech and language screening.
The screening is on offer at the Department of Health, starting Monday through July 13.
Appointments can be made with the Department’s coordinator for speech ...
DATE: Jun 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
People are now able to pay their HIP and FutureCare premiums online through Butterfield online banking.
Announcing the move at a press conference, Health Minister Zane DeSilva said it should help those who find it inconvenient to pay in person. Onlin...
DATE: Jun 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A US expert is to give a public talk on childhood and adolescent obesity next week.
Margaret Demment, a PhD student at Cornell University, will discuss how the condition is linked to the early onset of Type 2 diabetes.
Based on her thesis, Childhood ...
DATE: Jun 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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A huge fire at Pembroke Dump had no long-term negative effect on the drinking water of nearby homes and businesses, Health Minister Zane DeSilva said yesterday.
He told a press conference that an analysis of water samples taken after the March 29 bla...
DATE: Jun 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
An unusual spike in influenza, including cases that required hospital care, is being monitored closely by the Health Department.
Eight people have visited King Edward VII Memorial with flu-like symptoms since May 21 — seven of them children.
A spokes...
DATE: Jun 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An unusual spike in influenza, including cases that required hospital care, is being monitored closely by the Health Department.
Eight people have been admitted to King Edward VII Memorial with flu-like symptoms since May 21 — seven of them children....
DATE: Jun 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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