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Vision Bermuda, a charity dedicated to helping the island’s blind and visually impaired, is calling for everyone to get their eyes tested to show support for World Sight Day on October 13.
Theresa Hall, the charity’s executive director, said: “With ...
DATE: Oct 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Parliamentarians approved the final extension of Covid-19 public health emergency measures.
Public Health (Covid-19) Emergency Extension (No 1) Order 2022, which extends the measures until November 30, was passed in the House last night with no obje...
DATE: Oct 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More than 90 per cent of food service businesses were ranked in the top two levels of a grading system for hygiene and health standards after checks by environmental health officials.
Figures showed that 129 restaurants, cafés and takeaways score...
DATE: Oct 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda’s confirmed active cases of Covid-19 have nearly doubled in the past week, health officials revealed yesterday – with 75 cases, including one person being treated in hospital.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, also listed the easing of a strin...
DATE: Oct 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The majority of breast cancer cases on the island within the past three years have affected Black women, according to the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre.
The statistic was revealed as the BCHC said it wanted to raise $200,000 this month – Breast Ca...
DATE: Oct 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A former drug addict who has been sober for 25 years yesterday challenged young men struggling with addiction to look into a mirror and imagine what they looked like – physically, emotionally and spiritually, before drugs had taken over their lives. ...
DATE: Oct 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
An online portal will be launched today for health professionals to pay registration application fees.
The Bermuda Health Council announced its move to the new system yesterday.
It said: “The online payment portal allows regulated health professiona...
DATE: Oct 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Government is to phase out all Covid-19 public safety measures — including the controversial Travel Authorisation Form — in three stages over the next two months.
But no decision has been made on whether travellers will still have to fill out alt...
DATE: Sep 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Minister of Health, Kim Wilson, is to hold a press conference today at 10.30am which is expected to focus on the coronavirus pandemic and how the island moves forward.
It comes after the minister announced earlier this week that emergency powers ...
DATE: Sep 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The island’s active cases of Covid-19 have fallen to a new low, as 37 were confirmed by health officials yesterday — with no one being treated in hospital.
It comes as Kim Wilson, the health minister, is to address the House of Assembly tomorrow on p...
DATE: Sep 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell