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A representative of the Pan American Health Organisation met with officials on the island this week to discuss health challenges facing Bermuda.
Ian Stein, PAHO’s representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, left the island yesterday af...
DATE: Jun 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A dental hygienist who won a judgment for unfair dismissal against her former employer spoke yesterday about her relief at clearing her name.
Catherine Araujo will receive compensation of $53,015 from the dental clinic where she worked for more than ...
DATE: Jun 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A healthcare provider is to carry out an island-wide survey to better understand the provision of stroke rehabilitation services in Bermuda.
Evolution Healing Centre, a physiotherapy rehabilitation clinic, plans to distribute the online survey in the...
DATE: Jun 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More than 15,000 cases of Covid-19 have now been logged in Bermuda since the start of the pandemic, government figures released last night show.
In the latest weekly update, the Ministry of Health said it has received 9,343 test results, and 330 were...
DATE: Jun 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
About 50 demonstrators marched on the Cabinet building yesterday to protest what they claim is discrimination by health officials.
Patients of the Hamilton Medical Centre say that a decision by the Bermuda Health Council to deny the clinic the right ...
DATE: Jun 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A month-long celebration of the nursing profession came to a close with a candlelit ceremony at Barr’s Bay Park last night.
In keeping with the theme of Nurses Month 2022, Triumphantly We Move Forward, keynote speaker Gaynell Hayward-Caesar highlight...
DATE: Jun 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Paediatric doses of the Covid-19 vaccine will not be available after today, according to the health department.
Current stocks of the vaccine — which has been available to children from the age of 5 since February — will expire at the end of this mo...
DATE: May 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Efforts must be made to protect the island’s care homes, the One Bermuda Alliance has said.
Susan Jackson, the area MP, said she was disappointed by reports that Westmeath, the island’s largest seniors home, was struggling to address severe financial...
DATE: May 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Minister of Health has denied allegations of discrimination over which healthcare providers can be included under the standard healthcare benefit in advance of a protest today.
Patients of the Hamilton Medical Centre are expected to protest this ...
DATE: May 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The island’s largest care home for seniors is struggling with severe financial challenges due to stringent Covid-19 regulations, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Westmeath Residential and Nursing Home, a private facility on Pitts Bay Road, has 50 elderl...
DATE: May 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor