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Bermuda’s economy is “much worse” because of the Covid-19 pandemic, with nearly half of residents expecting a continuing decline into next year, according to a new survey.
The grim assessment was held by 74 per cent of residents, with 47 per cent say...
DATE: Dec 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
From quality of life to the economy and housing, Covid-19 caused chaos and anxiety throughout Bermuda – a new survey explores the top seven casualties of the long pandemic.
• Health and personal wellbeing: Covid-19 inflicted stress and took a to...
DATE: Dec 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Costs have soared under a new sole-source contract for the disposal of the island’s medical waste, two healthcare providers have claimed.
A dental office showed The Royal Gazette invoices showing a final bill for the firm MediWaste to dispose of thei...
DATE: Dec 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A mental health professional from the island has been invited to work with colleagues in the Caribbean to develop psychiatric tele-health for the region.
Karen Grant Simmons, director of mental health services for the Bermuda Hospitals Board, gave a ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
St John Ambulance Brigade is holding its second pop-up clinic for the Covid-19 booster shot today from 9am to 1pm.
The Brigade is offering the Moderna bivalent Covid-19 shot to all essential and health workers and anyone aged over 50.
The bivalent ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Nurses who developed a procedure to treat and prevent pressure wounds in patients at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital will see their work published in a British journal on geriatric medicine.
The method was shared already with hundreds of people...
DATE: Dec 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A St David’s MP standing with residents condemning plans for a medical waste incinerator at Southside was chairwoman of the authority that reviewed plans for the facility two years ago.
The Environmental Authority met in August 2020 to review a host ...
DATE: Dec 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A decision by the American college of Radiology to stop certifying mammography services outside the US did not faze the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre.
It just headed north to Canada and won accreditation from the Canadian Association of Radiolog...
DATE: Dec 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
The St John Ambulance is holding a second free pop-up clinic to give Covid-19 booster shots on Saturday.
To qualify for the booster, people must have received both primary shots, with the last one having been administered at least five months before ...
DATE: Dec 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, on Friday called for continued diligence to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 despite the end of the island’s public health emergency.
Speaking to the House of Assembly, Ms Wilson thanked the many who had co...
DATE: Dec 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes