454 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Health"
Mental health services will see a boost in funding, the health minister assured yesterday.
Kim Wilson said that the cash injection, which was announced in July as part of a $15 million relief package, would help to meet the demand for more treatment ...
DATE: Oct 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The majority of breast cancer cases on the island within the past three years have affected Black women, according to the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre.
The statistic was revealed as the BCHC said it wanted to raise $200,000 this month – Breast Ca...
DATE: Oct 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A leading Bermudian therapist with the island’s autism charity Tomorrow’s Voices has celebrated a fresh round of academic qualifications using Bermuda research.
Jahnae Harvey, senior verbal behaviour therapist, explored how Bermuda’s culture affects ...
DATE: Sep 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Dozens of camps and daycares have been accredited as “sun smart” for their measures to protect young people from sunburns.
The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre said that this year 40 camps and three daycare programmes had registered for the SunSmart ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Eight students on their way to becoming health professionals have been granted more than $100,000 in scholarships.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board yesterday gave out the scholarships, most of which were the BHB General Scholarship, offering $10,000 for o...
DATE: Sep 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An educational award in memory of a beloved eye surgeon has gone this year to an aspiring Bermudian eye-care professional studying in the United States.
Keirra Winn was chosen by the Bermuda International Institute of Ophthalmology to be the 2022 rec...
DATE: Sep 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Scholarships totalling $10,000 have been awarded to three students by the Hospitals Auxiliary of Bermuda.
Chelsea Basden, who is doing pre-med biology at Denison University, Ohio, received $5,000.
Saraé Botelho was given $2,500 for studying science a...
DATE: Sep 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A new clinic treating patients with kidney disease will provide free screening to underinsured sufferers from next month.
Kidney Care Bermuda has formed after the merger of two previous practices — Bermuda Home Dialysis Services and Bermuda Renal Pa...
DATE: Aug 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
About half of schoolchildren with asthma are not listed on a register of students who have the condition, a charity has estimated.
Liz Boden, co-founder of Open Airways, said that pupils should not miss out on lessons or activities because of asthma ...
DATE: Aug 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A controversial tax on products containing sugar forced almost half of respondents to reduce their consumption of sugary goods and drinks, according to an academic study.
But the levy still netted the Government millions of dollars in revenue.
The ta...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
