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The Government has provided updated information about a disease that has recently resulted in the deaths of ten children in the UK.
There have been increased rates of Group A streptococcal disease in the UK and globally, especially in those under th...
DATE: Dec 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A business protesting that it never got a fair shot at bidding to dispose of Bermuda’s medical waste has insisted it had been handling biohazardous waste under its contract with the hospital.
But Bermuda Hospitals Board has stated that its contract w...
DATE: Dec 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A St David’s MP who viewed early plans for a medical waste incinerator now approved for Southside did not initially believe the project would be able to go ahead, according to opponents of the facility.
The group Concerned Citizens of St David’s stoo...
DATE: Dec 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
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