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Health chiefs have launched an extensive survey to gauge how residents feel about the standard of care on the island.
The Bermuda Health Council, in collaboration with the University of West Indies, issued the first survey yesterday. According to a s...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The lack of a specialist ear, nose and throat surgeon on the island could cost lives, according to the Bermuda Medical Doctor’s Association.
The organisation, which represents Bermuda’s physicians, also warned that deficiencies in the system to compe...
DATE: Aug 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A bid to get more people to give blood has been launched with a competition for company employees.
The tenth corporate blood drive aims to focus attention on giving help to the wider community through the month of August.
Firms are given points rega...
DATE: Aug 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Police are urging people to stay away from illegal drugs after a spate of non-fatal drug overdoses.
The Royal Gazette understands that there have been at least three reported overdose incidents in the past fortnight.
It was not confirmed what dr...
DATE: Aug 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island’s known cases of Covid-19 have risen to 238, with 200 people found positive for the virus out of the latest 3,973 test results.
The figures yield an overall test positivity of 5 per cent.
Health officials said six people were being treated...
DATE: Aug 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Almost 40 Bermudian students from a wide range of academic disciplines found employment with the Bermuda Hospitals Board for its summer student programme.
Programme manager Asia Ming-Raynor said that 38 interns studying at 29 different institutions ...
DATE: Aug 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
The Bermuda Hospitals Board’s Community Intellectual Disability Team will be hosting an exceptional summer barbecue celebration later this month.
According to team manager Chris Cunningham, the barbecue will be the second social event the team has ...
DATE: Aug 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Blood donors will be eligible to win free e-scooter rides as part of a new partnership between the Bermuda Hospitals Board and Whip.
A BHB spokeswoman said that anyone who donates blood or plasma until September 30 will be put into a raffle to win tw...
DATE: Aug 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Physically disabled residents of Summerhaven claim that they are being put at risk because of a broken telephone and alarm system which leaves them unable to call for help.
Sources spoke to The Royal Gazette over fears of residents being left unatten...
DATE: Aug 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Four more deaths linked to Covid-19 have brought the island’s total fatalities during the pandemic to 148, health officials revealed last night.
But confirmed active cases of the virus have dropped to 196, with eight people in hospital for the illnes...
DATE: Aug 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
