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A health club raised more than $5,000 for a cancer charity.
Court House Squash and Wellness partnered with 30 companies this year to raise funds for Pals Cancer Care and recently presented the organisation with a cheque for $5,680.
The club’s gener...
DATE: Dec 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A “highly infectious” Covid-19 variant is among two new strains now detected in Bermuda by health officials.
The BF.7 Omicron variant, said to be three times as contagious as previous versions of the coronavirus, is present along with another strain ...
DATE: Dec 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is bracing itself for an expected surge of respiratory illnesses as flu season approaches its peak period.
Wesley Miller, Chief of Staff at the hospital, said the Bermuda’s Hospitals Board had seen an increase in res...
DATE: Dec 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The island is still without a full time ear, nose and throat surgeon, more than four months after doctors said the shortage could cost lives.
The Government has revealed that a private practice has now begun a recruitment “effort“, although health of...
DATE: Dec 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A former church rectory in Somerset is to be transformed into a home for people suffering from mental illness.
Once renovations are complete, the old St James Church rectory at Somerset Bridge will provide around-the-clock care for patients with long...
DATE: Dec 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A former Minister of National Security has received kudos after he came to the aid of a passenger who suffered a seizure on a Bermuda-bound plane.
Jeff Baron, a former OBA MP and senator, said the incident happened on Friday while he was on the Delta...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda appears to lack a definitive policy when it comes to the handling and disposal of medical waste, according to a waste management company.
It comes against a backdrop of dismay at the East End, where St David’s residents oppose the constructio...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An initiative to raise money for a cancer charity which began two years ago has raised $8,000.
The scheme, called the Bermuda Cancer Aid, was created in November 2020 by artist Jon Legere and consultant Holly Mazar-Fox, to raise money for the Bermud...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Covid-19 cases are increasing with several island nursing homes affected by an outbreak of the virus, the health minister said yesterday.
At a press conference, Kim Wilson said: “Unfortunately Covid is still out there in our community. There is an in...
DATE: Dec 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The MOmen are bristling with success this year after their magnificent moustaches raised more than $45,000 for a cancer charity.
MOvember 2022, organised by the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre, got 19 individual and team participants who channelled ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell