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An organisation for multiple sclerosis sufferers is on a mission to bring a specialist doctor to the Island to help people with the disease.
The Bermuda MS Society is hoping to determine how many residents are affected by the potentially debilitatin...
DATE: Jun 17, 2011
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Bermudian workers will be used throughout the design, construction and operation phases of the new hospital project, according to a development boss.
Barry New, the general manager of Paget Health Services, said local design consultant firms and bus...
DATE: Jun 16, 2011
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The Bermuda Blood Donor Centre is marking World Blood Donor Day on June 14 by calling for at least 900 new donors.
Susan de Verteuil, pathology nurse at the centre, said there are currently about 1,100 donors in Bermuda, or two percent of the populat...
DATE: Jun 13, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former United Bermuda Party politician is to manage a $1 billion budget as a director at a Canadian government health agency.
Neville Darrell has been appointed to the South East Local Health Integration Network in Ontario, and begins the voluntary...
DATE: Jun 08, 2011
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Health Minister Zane DeSilva has praised the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute for its efforts integrating patients into the community.
Mr DeSilva told the House of Assembly MWI’s 15 community group homes across the Island allow 116 people to lead norm...
DATE: Jun 07, 2011
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Overseas experts are coming to Bermuda to share their knowledge about some of the Island’s biggest medical issues.
Bermuda Medical Association has teamed up with Tenet Healthcare Corporation in Florida to host the Island’s first medical conference to...
DATE: Jun 04, 2011
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The Department of Health is encouraging the public to talk about sexual health as the Island recognises June as AIDS Awareness Month.
In order to help stem the spread of the deadly virus, senior medical officer Cheryl Peek-Ball called for the communi...
DATE: Jun 03, 2011
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
New legislation has been passed to ease the workload of psychologists who are struggling to cope with the impact of gun crime on our communities.
Politicians have unanimously approved the Psychological Practitioners Amendment Act 2011 to assist the I...
DATE: May 28, 2011
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Health Minister Zane DeSilva this week launched a new campaign aimed at getting people to move and shake their way to a healthier lifestyle.
The ‘Move More Bermuda’ campaign seeks to encourage children and adults to include more physical activity in...
DATE: May 25, 2011
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The Bermuda Hospitals Board could be weeks away from receiving a Canadian accreditation, announced Health Minister Zane DeSilva yesterday.
Speaking in the House of Assembly, he told MPs that the BHB had undergone a hospital-wide accreditation survey...
DATE: May 22, 2011
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