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An uninsured senior who was treated by emergency room doctors for two bouts of dizziness has been sent a bill for almost $12,000 by the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
Lloyd Williams, 77, and his wife, Mildred, 70, were stunned to receive two invoices total...
DATE: Jan 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Cardiovascular health is to be the focus of an open-house event taking place this month.
Evolution Healing Centre is hosting the event which invites the community to ask questions, gain information and share stories on the subject of heart healt...
DATE: Jan 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A father has asked for a judicial review of a government requirement for children to have routine coronavirus tests to attend school.
Jason Benevides, a father of four, with one at public school, said he wanted to question the legal authority for rou...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Bermudian student has organised an online event to inspire young people to set their aim high.
A flyer for the virtual event on February 19 set up by 21-year-old Elsie Artemis, who is studying in Scotland, explained that members of the panel will “...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Another two people have died from Covid-19 as the number of active cases continued to fall.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, announced the deaths last night, along with another 290 coronavirus cases identified on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
The tw...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Health officials last night defended masks for schoolchildren and the continued use of the SafeKey system for bars and restaurants, even though the Cabinet continued to discuss changing coronavirus restrictions.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, and A...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Increased numbers of coronavirus cases among children should be “a concern, but not a worry”, the Chief of Staff at the Bermuda Hospitals Board said last night.
Wesley Miller said parents should “remain vigilant” but not fearful despite the island’s ...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government has pledged a smooth transfer of leadership at its Covid-19 test lab after the departure of its current executive director next week.
The resignation of Carika Weldon, head of the Molecular Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, will beco...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The number of police officers unable to work because of Covid-19 has fallen from 48 to 16 over the last two weeks.
Chief Inspector Alex Rollin, of the community policing division said: “These numbers have had no impact on our frontline policing or ca...
DATE: Jan 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A healthcare clinic has stepped in to provide CT scans while repairs are carried out on the hospital’s machines.
A Bermuda Hospitals Board spokeswoman said on Thursday that the organisation had teamed up with the Brown-Darrell Clinic in Smith’s.
Dani...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter