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Diabetes sufferers are being urged to change their lifestyle as part of a new programme to limit the negative effects of the condition. Island Health Services has teamed up with the Family Practice Group to treat 17 patients under the Diabetes Rewind...

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...

Limited supplies of the Covid-19 vaccine are now available on the island after the manufacturer extended the shelf life of old supplies. Last night a government spokeswoman said that more than 1,000 doses of the drug had been placed in cold storage i...

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...

Health chiefs have launched an extensive survey to gauge how residents feel about the standard of care on the island. The Bermuda Health Council, in collaboration with the University of West Indies, issued the first survey yesterday. According to a s...

An over-the-counter prescription medicine now available on island is proving effective in reducing symptoms of patients who have Covid-19. The Paxlovid pill – developed by drug company Pfizer, which also manufactures the Covid vaccine – is also helpi...

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a surge in mental health issues among the young, according to an island charity. Family Centre, which provides counselling services for troubled teenagers, said that it had seen calls increase almost 50 per cent in th...

Services at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital are being stretched by “increasing numbers” of Covid-19 patients

Two blood donors have been rewarded for their efforts to help to keep the hospital’s blood bank fully stocked. Janice Richards and Shauna Peyton said that donating blood was “an easy way to help people” and that it could save lives. The pair were win...

Children who are raised without a father figure are more likely to end up in jail, according to a pressure group. And Eddie Tavares, the head of Childwatch, said that money spent on incarcerating inmates would be better spent encouraging fathers to p...