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Companies and wealthy individuals have donated $17 million to help pay for the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital redevelopment.
Chairman of the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust, Phil Butterfield, announced yesterday that the charity planned to rais...
DATE: Apr 12, 2011
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Outstanding professionals in public health were this week honoured for their efforts.
Health Minister Zane DeSilva presented awards to three individuals during Public Health Week.
“This year, Public Health Week has focused on preventing antibiotic re...
DATE: Apr 08, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hundreds of people attended the seventh annual Argus Health Fair in a bid to get more heart healthy.
The fair featured 35 booths with information on a variety of health issues from asthma to oral care in addition to free health screenings and mini-m...
DATE: Apr 08, 2011
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If diabetes, high blood pressure or kidney disease run in your family this may be the presentation for you.
Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre will be hosting a free event on kidney failure at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute.
Those in at...
DATE: Apr 06, 2011
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Government is urging people to use antibiotics responsibly and dispose of out-of-date medication during Public Health Week this year.
The Ministry of Health will recognise Public Health Week from yesterday to Thursday.
This year’s theme is ‘Get Smart...
DATE: Apr 05, 2011
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Bus drivers got the chance to move from behind their steering wheels and stretch their legs at their very own health day.
The Department of Public Transportation (DPT) hosted its first ever wellness day last week to promote the importance of healthy...
DATE: Apr 04, 2011
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Health
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Rich residents, one living in Tucker’s Town, are paying just $384 a month for Government’s subsidised health insurance plan for the elderly, Shadow Health Minister Louise Jackson has claimed.
Mrs Jackson, who has been a long-time critic of the plan,...
DATE: Mar 31, 2011
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Claims that emergency surgical procedures were cancelled to accommodate medical tourism are unfair attacks according to head surgeons at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
Chief of Surgery,Wesley Miller, Chief of Anaesthesia, Richard Hammond, and Di...
DATE: Mar 30, 2011
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Pharmacists who go beyond the call of duty are to be honoured with a Public Health Award this year.
A ministerial statement by Health Minister Zane DeSilva also revealed that National Public Health Week will run from April 4 to 8. The theme this year...
DATE: Mar 30, 2011
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Health
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The Argus Group, alongside the Bermuda Hospitals Board and the Department of Health, will this year focus on heart health during the annual Health Fair.
The Argus Health Fair, will take place on April 7, featuring more than 35 booths representing var...
DATE: Mar 29, 2011
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Health
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