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The Ministry of Health has today announced that commencing on 6 November, the seasonal influenza (flu) vaccine will be available to the public from the Department of Health, at a cost of $15.00 per shot (for both adults and children). Persons over th...
DATE: Oct 31, 2019
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Health
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Press Release
Three nurses have just completed a demanding 6-month asthma diploma course. Allison Maycock -KEMH Gosling, Vasanthi Ashoke Kumar- KEMH Emergency and Brittany Darko-KEMH Emergency.
The diploma course was made available in Bermuda through sponsorship f...
DATE: Oct 31, 2019
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Health
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Press Release
Bliss Women will host a women’s health and wellness symposium at North Street Citadel Salvation Army on Saturday, November 2, 2019 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Envisioning Bliss will feature a panel discussion, free pampering services, and presentatio...
DATE: Oct 30, 2019
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Health
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Press Release
Liz and Tracy (Open Airways asthma nurses) are popping-up in Washington Mall from 11am to 2pm every Friday through to end of November.
Do you have good control of your asthma? Are you wheezing, coughing, or waking at night with your asthma? Are you u...
DATE: Oct 29, 2019
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Health
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Press Release
The Ministry of Health in partnership with the Bermuda Hospitals Board recently sponsored an introduction to Mental Health First Aid workshop.
BHB offers a Mental Health First Aid Course to provide staff and the public with the resources to help thos...
DATE: Oct 29, 2019
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Health
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Press Release
A Docs for Dinner event scheduled for Thursday has been postponed.
Organisers submitted the following press release:
In order to allow many of our physicians to spend Halloween with their children, we have decided to postpone our Docs for Dinner even...
DATE: Oct 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A “fire of change” could be sparked in the way people make dietary choices with greater access to fresh fruit and vegetables, the Bermuda Health Council said today.
The organisation has collected feedback from hundreds of residents who passed locatio...
DATE: Oct 25, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Health-conscious seniors enjoyed an afternoon of fun exercises at a session organised by the Ministry of Health yesterday.
The Celebrating Wellness event at Victoria Park, Hamilton, had the theme “Healthy Ageing Starts Now” and was designed to promo...
DATE: Oct 24, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Dr. Pamela W. Coleman, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Urology at Howard University Hospital will be the guest speaker at the quarterly “Docs for Dinner” event to be held on October 31, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at Café Lido. Cocktails will be s...
DATE: Oct 24, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Press Release
A town hall meeting on the proposed Bermuda Health Plan will take place in the East End on Thursday.
Health minister Kim Wilson will speak at the meeting at Penno’s Wharf, St George’s, from 6.30pm.
The planned unified system is designed to replace th...
DATE: Oct 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff