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Hospital staff will get free admission to an online conference on breast and ovarian cancer coming today.
The Pink and Teal virtual conference will showcase “leading specialists on the latest and cutting edge advances on the treatment and prevention ...
DATE: Jul 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Hospitals Board is offering breast ultrasound for people with dense breast tissue in order to track down cancers in their early stages.
BHB provided the service to its first patients last week after acquiring an automated breast ultrasoun...
DATE: Jul 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An Opposition MP has called for the Government to launch a fresh campaign to revive the vaccination programme.
Michael Dunkley, the Opposition spokesman for health and national security, made the call last night after new statistics showed the numbe...
DATE: Jul 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police have reported a quarantine breach at the Cannonier-Watson residence, which a spokesman said would result in another court appearance for the family.
Sophia Cannonier and her husband Michael Watson said a “sea” of police officers appeared at th...
DATE: Jul 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The caseload of the Bermuda Diabetes Association surged after the island endured more than one year of pandemic conditions, Hamilton Rotary Club heard yesterday.
The charity tackling one of Bermuda’s most prevalent chronic illnesses also saw triple t...
DATE: Jul 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Post Office has paid tribute to Bermuda’s essential workers with a special stamp release.
The BPO has revised the 50 cent shell stamp, which depicts a Bermuda Cone shell, and overprinted it with the title “Honouring All Essential Workers”...
DATE: Jul 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A vet this week sounded a warning over a “massive” number of dogs left unvaccinated against common illnesses because their owners “do not believe in it, or do not have the money”.
Andrew Madeiros of Ettrick Animal Hospital spoke after an apparent vir...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A campaigner opposed to mandatory supervised quarantining has again maintained that he did not submit a medical exemption form when he returned from an overseas trip last week.
Antonio Belvedere acknowledged that he did share an exemption letter from...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Mental health benefits and services in Bermuda are not on an equal footing as those dealing with physical health, the Ministry of Health has admitted.
It was responding after Tania Stafford, a former service user at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Instit...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A team of medics has been formed to support those with intellectual disabilities and their families at home.
The Community Intellectual Disabilities Team consists of nurses and therapists who work together to meet the needs of the clients and their f...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan