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Changes to the island’s health financing are predicted to save millions for the hospital while the Government’s mandated premiums remain unchanged, Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, announced yesterday. The revamp entails a switch from the hospital...

Influenza cases have jumped, the chief of staff at the Bermuda Hospitals Board has confirmed. Michael Richmond, the Chief of Staff and acting chief executive at the BHB, said that the speed and virulence was a concern. He added: “This has not been ...

A clinic run by Ewart Brown, a former premier, is to restart hi-tech CT scans almost a year after the plug was pulled on the computerised imaging service. The Brown-Darrell Clinic in Smith’s will bring back the scanning service on Monday. Dr Brown si...

The chief executive of Bermuda’s health watchdog has stepped down, it was announced Friday. The Bermuda Health Council said Tawanna Wedderburn had left the job she had held for three years. The health council added it would announce the appointment o...

From funeral homes to hospital beds, the island’s obesity crisis exacts a growing toll beyond the impact of chronic disease. According to the Bermuda Hospitals Board, a fully equipped bariatric hospital room costs $35,000 more than a standard, with s...

The X-ray unit at the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre has shut while the clinic awaits replacement parts, the Bermuda Hospitals Board has announced. X-ray scans cannot be provided until the parts arrive, which is expected to be early next week. The cli...

A pilot program designed to beam diagnostic imaging results direct to doctors and patients has been launched by the Bermuda Hospitals Board. Renée Butterfield, the manager of diagnostic imaging at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, said the scheme wa...

Businesses affected by the new tax on sugary products will not qualify for compensation the way providers of high-tech medical scans did, MPs have been told. Kim Wilson, the health minister, said that businesses had been given advance notice of the n...

The annual “flu express” is offering shots against influenza this month. The virus typically grows active in colder months, and the Department of Health reminded the public of the importance of having a flu shot this season. The express will offer v...

The island’s flu jab importer has run out of shots after thousands of the seasonal vaccines were sent out. But BGA Wholesalers, the distributors for the vaccine, said a fresh delivery was expected on Thursday. A spokesman for BGA said the firm ordere...