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The introduction of on-island radiation therapy has made treatment more accessible and saved the public more than $35 million over the past five years, according to the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre.
A BCHC spokeswoman said that between 80 and 100...
DATE: Jun 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Almost a third of people postponed dental appointments and more than a fifth delayed routine visits to the doctor because of the coronavirus pandemic, a survey has found.
Results from Narrative Research Bermuda showed that most patients would resched...
DATE: Jun 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Covid-19 has helped people change the way they think about their health, according to a diabetes educator.
But Sara Bosch de Noya, of the Bermuda Diabetes Association, believes the condition needs to be treated as a pandemic if it is to be properly o...
DATE: Jun 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The island’s confirmed active cases of Covid-19 have tumbled to 251, health officials revealed last night – with three people in hospital but no one in intensive care.
Active cases of the virus, which have hovered below 400 for the past few weeks, st...
DATE: Jun 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute could close within ten years as services are moved into the community, according to a new long-term plan for the centre published yesterday.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board has published a five-year strategy for Mid-At...
DATE: Jun 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An aspiring nurse was put to the challenge last week when she spent two days volunteering at a medical centre.
Teizh Hall, a Year 10 pupil at Warwick Academy, was stationed in an outpatient clinical unit at Bermuda Healthcare Services in Paget as par...
DATE: Jun 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Children who are raised without a father figure are more likely to end up in jail, according to a pressure group.
And Eddie Tavares, the head of Childwatch, said that money spent on incarcerating inmates would be better spent encouraging fathers to p...
DATE: Jun 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government was urged today by the Opposition to follow the example of a tourism competitor after the Bahamas announced this week that it was scrapping its Covid-19 Travel Health Visa.
Michael Dunkley, the Shadow Health Minister, highlighted the a...
DATE: Jun 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The number of active Covid-19 cases has dropped slightly, according to latest figures released last night.
A total of 334 positive results were returned from 8,589 tests, giving a positivity rate of four per cent. The tests were taken in the seven da...
DATE: Jun 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A sense of security and trust will ensure that people visit a doctor more often to take care of their health, according to a physician.
Stanley James warned that a fear of vulnerability drove people to ignore their health and become reluctant to visi...
DATE: Jun 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson