469 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Health"
Income and education are the top determinants in both the health and health spending of Bermuda’s residents.
The Health Disparities Report 2013, released yesterday by the Bermuda Health Council, shows the extent to which social and economic forces af...
DATE: Mar 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Reopening the medical clinic five years after it was controversially shut, will offer a fresh start from its stigmatised history, said a physician who worked at the facility.
Stanley James said he welcomed news of Government’s pledge to bring the cli...
DATE: Jan 18, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s interim chief performance officer Jon Tomlinson is no longer working for the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
A spokeswoman said Mr Tomlinson’s temporary work permit had concluded at the end of November.
He began work at ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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A new programme to attract Bermudians into the nursing profession has been launched at the Bermuda College.
The Nursing Education Pathway initiative has seen the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) added to the college’s offerings.
The first nursing co...
DATE: Dec 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government Health Insurance will expand to cover bills for generic drugs and GP visits, according to the Throne Speech.
Prescription drug benefits under the FutureCare insurance plan are also to be amended, to pay the full cost of generic medications...
DATE: Nov 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Health officials have assured parents of Heron Bay Primary school students that tuberculosis is not easy to catch.
About 35 parents turned up last night for a meeting at the school where one student has been found to have been infected with TB.
Their...
DATE: Oct 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Bermuda Cancer and Health Association has teamed with the Ministry of Health to inform the public about the Island’s fight against breast cancer, its awareness events and the organisations behind Breas...
DATE: Oct 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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With Minister of Health Zane De Silva recently declaring his desire to significantly increase taxes on junk food and cigarettes, The Royal Gazette hit the streets of Hamilton to see what residents thought of the idea.
Based on the majority of those ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Knowing about gynaecological cancers can “make the difference between cure and possible death,” according to Rhonda Smith-Simmons, a registered nurse.
Ms Smith-Simmons, the education officer for the Bermuda Health Centre spoke this week at the Hamilt...
DATE: Sep 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Proponents of out-of-hospital childbirth have won Immigration approval to bring their own midwives to the Island.
The Bermuda Integrated Health Cooperative received permission after the Bermuda Medical Council confirmed it didn’t need a full medical ...
DATE: Sep 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
