Health council launches ‘Fresh Food Fridays’

Suspected ciguatera fish poisoning

The Ministry of Health has launched an investigation into a suspected case of ciguatera fish poisoning on the island.

It...

New hospice to be built alongside KEMH

An agreement for a new hospice has been signed between Bermuda Hospitals Board and Friends of Hospice.

The memorandum of...

You dirty rats: rampant rodents a health risk

A plague of rats could spread killer diseases, the Bermuda Hospitals Board chief of medicine warned yesterday.

Michael...

City businesses urged to help tackle rat problem

City businesses were reminded about how they can play a part to reduce the number of rodents on Hamilton streets.

They...

Boys often start smoking ‘as young as 10’

Schoolboys can start to smoke as young as 10, the Minister of Health told a conference yesterday.

Kim Wilson said a...

Outstanding Kyjuan rises to the challenge

The winner of Bermuda’s Best Healthcare Professional award said he was told as a child he did not have what it took to be a...

Doctors in fee rate warning

Doctors will be unable to cope with a reduction in fees and an increased workload, the Bermuda Medical Doctors’ Association...

Healthcare will ‘implode’ if fees are cut

Bermuda’s healthcare system will “implode” if general practitioners have restrictions placed on fees, a doctor warned last...

Doctor dismisses talk of strike action by GPs

A doctor has dismissed the idea that general practitioners were considering strike action.

The doctor, who asked not to...

Sugar tax ‘misses the point’

A diabetes expert called on the Government to ensure water and diet drinks are cheaper than sugary sodas and argued that the...