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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
The Ministry of Health was unable to issue its weekly Covid-19 update tonight because of a technical glitch.
A spokeswoman said that the department’s epidemiology and surveillance unit database was offline owing to technical difficulties.
The spokes...
DATE: Jun 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Rules governing who can donate blood on the island could soon change as international standards shift.
While restrictions have been in place to block those who were in Britain during outbreaks of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, commonly known as m...
DATE: Jun 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
City of Hamilton staff enjoyed a mini health fair today at the official launch of an employee wellness programme.
The event took place at Laffan Street car park and gave employees the chance to interact with health and fitness vendors, set personal h...
DATE: Jun 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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An 87-year-old man suffering from agonising knee pain has been told he will have to wait more than a year to get replacement surgery on the island
DATE: Jun 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A company has been applauded for answering the call for blood donations as it won the ninth annual corporate blood drive competition.
A Bermuda Hospitals Board spokeswoman said Butterfield and Vallis beat 14 other local businesses which took part in ...
DATE: Jun 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government is under renewed pressure to relax Covid-19 regulations for travellers, after the US dropped the need for testing.
From yesterday, travellers entering the US do not have to provide proof of a negative test, although foreigners still ha...
DATE: Jun 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Health chiefs have advised the public that construction work will start near the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s Berry Hill car park from tomorrow.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board is installing five temporary chillers close to the hospital’s general ...
DATE: Jun 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The charity Tomorrow’s Voices is to host a community webinar aimed at improving awareness and understanding of those with autism and other developmental disabilities.
Executive Functioning, Did I Really Need to Do That? aims to provide support f...
DATE: Jun 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan