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Bermuda appears to lack a definitive policy when it comes to the handling and disposal of medical waste, according to a waste management company.
It comes against a backdrop of dismay at the East End, where St David’s residents oppose the constructio...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An initiative to raise money for a cancer charity which began two years ago has raised $8,000.
The scheme, called the Bermuda Cancer Aid, was created in November 2020 by artist Jon Legere and consultant Holly Mazar-Fox, to raise money for the Bermud...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Covid-19 cases are increasing with several island nursing homes affected by an outbreak of the virus, the health minister said yesterday.
At a press conference, Kim Wilson said: “Unfortunately Covid is still out there in our community. There is an in...
DATE: Dec 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The MOmen are bristling with success this year after their magnificent moustaches raised more than $45,000 for a cancer charity.
MOvember 2022, organised by the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre, got 19 individual and team participants who channelled ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government has provided updated information about a disease that has recently resulted in the deaths of ten children in the UK.
There have been increased rates of Group A streptococcal disease in the UK and globally, especially in those under th...
DATE: Dec 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A business protesting that it never got a fair shot at bidding to dispose of Bermuda’s medical waste has insisted it had been handling biohazardous waste under its contract with the hospital.
But Bermuda Hospitals Board has stated that its contract w...
DATE: Dec 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A St David’s MP who viewed early plans for a medical waste incinerator now approved for Southside did not initially believe the project would be able to go ahead, according to opponents of the facility.
The group Concerned Citizens of St David’s stoo...
DATE: Dec 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s economy is “much worse” because of the Covid-19 pandemic, with nearly half of residents expecting a continuing decline into next year, according to a new survey.
The grim assessment was held by 74 per cent of residents, with 47 per cent say...
DATE: Dec 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
From quality of life to the economy and housing, Covid-19 caused chaos and anxiety throughout Bermuda – a new survey explores the top seven casualties of the long pandemic.
• Health and personal wellbeing: Covid-19 inflicted stress and took a to...
DATE: Dec 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Costs have soared under a new sole-source contract for the disposal of the island’s medical waste, two healthcare providers have claimed.
A dental office showed The Royal Gazette invoices showing a final bill for the firm MediWaste to dispose of thei...
DATE: Dec 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell