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King Edward VII Memorial Hospital will soon have the most powerful CT scanner in Bermuda, which will reduce radiation exposure and make some operations safer.
The 128-slice CT scanner is being bought with some of the $1.6 million donated yesterday b...
DATE: Aug 19, 2011
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A Bermudian woman is to take the helm next year as CEO of the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB).
Venetta Symonds took the job of acting CEO in 2006, during the international recruitment process that saw present CEO David Hill appointed to the job. She ha...
DATE: Aug 13, 2011
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Skin cancer is a colourblind and fatal disease, according to Rhonda Smith-Simmons, education officer at the Bermuda Cancer Health Centre.
She told a meeting of Hamilton Rotarians this week that “skin cancer is the most preventable cancer, so it is re...
DATE: Aug 03, 2011
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Health Minister Zane DeSilva yesterday released the Bermuda Hospitals Board’s Annual Reports for 2009 and 2010.
The reports, which detail the boards’ financial position as well as documenting various changes and statistics, show decreasing occupancy ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2011
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
MPs have approved legislation to tighten the regulation of imported prescription drugs so they meet the high standards stipulated by other key Western countries.
The move by Health Minister Zane DeSilva came after concerns over an order that came int...
DATE: Jul 23, 2011
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Health
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The new chief of psychiatry at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute will work to improve the future of mental healthcare in Bermuda.
It will be the role of Chantelle Simmons to continue implementing the Mental Health Plan when she takes the helm at MW...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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Health
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Youth, Families and Sports Minister Glenn Blakeney has accused The Royal Gazette of "misinformation and inexcusable, irresponsible reporting", for an article on the Government overseas psychoeducational programme.
Mr Blakeney was responding to an art...
DATE: Jul 21, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
About 30 young people who have been treated overseas for psychological issues will “stretch struggling services to the limit” when they return to Bermuda this month.
Concerns are growing that the Island’s public schools system will struggle to cope w...
DATE: Jul 20, 2011
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Health
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Bermuda’s mental healthcare system is said to be about 40 years behind the developed world as patients are still being “hidden behind the walls”.
It is this “stuck in the past” mentality that Dr Michael Radford has worked hard to change during his tw...
DATE: Jul 20, 2011
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Health
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Staff members at local elder-care facilities have recently earned qualifications from the National Certification Council for Activities Professionals (NCCAP).
Health Minister Zane DeSilva said 19 people from Government and private care facilities too...
DATE: Jul 11, 2011
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Health
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