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Temporary closure of hospital access corridor

A section of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is set to temporarily close this month as construction continues on the new Acute Care Wing. According to a Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) spokeswoman, a portion of the ground floor corridor between the C...
Apr 10, 2014
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More privacy for hospital’s emergency patients

King Edward VII Hospital’s new Acute Care Wing will be providing more privacy than that is currently afforded for emergency patients. “Patient privacy is a hallmark of the Emergency Department in the new Acute Care Wing,” said a hospital spokesperson...
Apr 10, 2014
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Why bariatric surgery is often a better option for weight loss

Dr Ryan Lussenden a surgeon at the Florida Medical Centre said he chose bariatric surgery as one of his specialities because there is an element of joyousness and celebration in it that is not present in other types of surgery. Bariatric surgery is t...
Apr 09, 2014
Health

MP values ambulance over care centre

An ambulance in the east end would be more valuable than the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre, according to St George’s MP Kenneth Bascome. Mr Bascome said the arguments surrounding the future of the facility had become more about politics than the well...
Apr 09, 2014
Health

Bermuda urged to reduce obesity rate

Bermuda’s citizens must apply public pressure to support the movement against obesity, a leading US nutrition expert has urged. Worldwide, obesity is now the fifth leading cause of death — and the current generation of children “could actually be on ...
Apr 09, 2014
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Father of four given just months to live

The life of a man in need of a heart transplant hangs in the balance as confusion over his health insurance mounts. Suffering from congestive heart failure, father of four Garry Dill, 57, was still working as an electrician as of last Friday, despite...
Apr 08, 2014
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Exploring the alternatives

Fertility specialist’s lecture shows couples their options By Jessie Moniz Hardy “You’re young, so keep trying” is the advice that many couples hear from well meaning medical practitioners when they are struggling to get pregnant. A visiting fertilit...
Apr 08, 2014
Environment

Hospital’s new sewage plant is switched on

A hi-tech sewage plant at the new hospital wing has come on line, it was announced yesterday. Bermuda Hospitals Board CEO Venetta Symonds said the plant, thought to have cost several million dollars, was at present only providing a basic level of tre...
Apr 04, 2014
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Triple Challenge competitors ready to go

The Bermuda Triple Challenge is set to start tonight with participants putting themselves to the test in aid of charity. Tomorrow evening, competitors will participate in the first leg of the fundraising competition — the Butterfield and Vallis Urban...
Apr 04, 2014
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US diet expert to speak in Bermuda

A top US diet expert is to headline a week devoted to improving health. Dr Joy Dubost, a nutritionist and researcher, has been signed up for the Island’s Public Health Week. A spokeswoman for the Department of Health said: “Every year, chronic diseas...
Apr 04, 2014
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Cancer survivor gives inspiring words to young N’Keema

When Althea Overbey read about teenager N’Keema Virgil’s battle with brain cancer, she knew she had to meet her. The 62-year-old was diagnosed with a tumour the size of a grapefruit at the base of her skull almost 30 years ago — and is still here to ...
Apr 03, 2014
Health

PTB hosts fourth Wellness Day

The Department of Public Transport yesterday celebrated its fourth annual Wellness Day event with free screenings and informational presentations. A number of vendors and organisations yesterday set up information booths at the Department’s Palmetto ...
Apr 03, 2014
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