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Health fair scheduled this month

Three entrepreneurs have partnered with CrossFit BDA to host the Summer Shakedown health fair. Yoga instructor Megan Mahoney and health coaches Clare Panchaud and Katie Titterton are hosting the event at CrossFit BDA on Sunday, May 21 from 11am to 1p...
May 10, 2017
Health

Kidney transplant funds to rise 50%

Kidney transplant funding for HIP and FutureCare patients is to increase by 50 per cent to up to $150,000 under new legislation. A health Bill has been tabled to expand coverage from June 1 so that more patients can come off dialysis, a government sp...
May 09, 2017
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Autism campaigner and racer joins Gombeys

Embraced by Bermuda’s Gombeys, international teen racer and autism campaigner Austin Riley has been left with something more to smile about after his last trip to the island. “It’s all about family for us,” explained Reginna Paynter of the Gombey Evo...
May 09, 2017
Health

Operations for kidneys could be done locally

The possibility of conducting kidney transplants in Bermuda is being reviewed by the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders. It comes after a team of Norwegian surgeons visited the island in March and submitted a proposal that is now being assesse...
May 09, 2017
Health

Doctor: protect young people from diabetes

A diabetes specialist has urged policymakers and the wider community to examine the underlying issues that cause type 2 diabetes to protect the next generation “from developing the condition so unnecessarily”. According to David Cavan, who was speaki...
May 09, 2017
Health

Argus offers diabetes reversal programme

The Argus Group is offering a new programme to reverse type 2 diabetes and reduce the prevalence of the disease in Bermuda. The local insurer has partnered with diabetes specialist David Cavan and Stanley James, of Premier Health & Wellness Centre, t...
May 09, 2017
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Families get training as dementia caregivers

Family members of dementia patients can arm themselves with the skills to help ease the burden of Bermuda’s “dramatic” shortage of skilled caregivers, according to welfare case worker Carol Everson. More than 2,000 people in Bermuda are estimated to ...
May 08, 2017
Health

Product recalled due to Listeria risk

The Ministry of Health and Seniors has advised the public not to eat Aunt Jemima brand frozen pancakes, waffles or French toast due to a potential risk of Listeria contamination. It is the second time this year that the Island has had a food recall ...
May 08, 2017
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A good grilling on healthy barbecuing

So summer is officially here and with it comes all the social drinking and barbecues that can unravel our good intentions so quickly. Grilling can be such a healthy way to cook but we are very good at loading up on all the unhealthy sides and sweet ...
May 05, 2017
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Republican healthcare voters must be held accountable

At the Plum Line, we write a lot about the mechanics of politics — the processes of governing, the interplay of political forces, the back-and-forth between citizens and lawmakers, and so on. We do that because it is interesting and because it winds ...
May 05, 2017
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BHB psychiatrist pens standard on prison care

A consultant forensic psychiatrist with the Bermuda Hospitals Board has helped create a new standard for how prisoners with health problems could be treated. Seb Henagulph was one of 11 psychiatrists tasked to create the Prison Public Health Position...
May 04, 2017
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Karen brings virtual hypnotherapy to island

A bit of plastic in the shape of a credit card might hold the answer to all of your problems. They are the key to sessions with Karen Phillip, a therapist who helps people turn “negative problems into positive fixes” by retraining their brain. Bermu...
May 03, 2017
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