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Bermuda missed the chance to head off an obesity and diabetes epidemic decades ago, a former government head of physical education has claimed. John Moreby, who worked with the Department of Education for more than 20 years before he retired in 1995,...

Walk-in breast health checks will be available at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital today as part of breast cancer awareness month. The Bermuda Hospitals Board said that new and returning patients who had not had a mammogram already this year wer...

Breast cancer awareness month was launched yesterday with an appeal to women to take charge of their breast health, including annual screening starting at the age of 40. Lynne Woolridge, the chief executive at the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre, sa...

An investigation has been launched after allegations of a sex assault on a child by a health worker, the Bermuda Health Council revealed. The health council said the allegations involved an “unregulated health professional” and that police and the De...

A new approach to healthcare that could save money and prevent more people becoming sick is to be presented tonight at a dinner for doctors. Henry Dowling, who said he could be the island’s only physician to adopt the direct primary care model, bille...

Water damage at the Hamilton Health Centre on Victoria Street has put some of its services on hold from today, according to the Ministry of Health. Services for maternal health and communicable disease will remain offline until further notice while t...

A new option for diabetes sufferers to have a pancreas transplant in the US has been promoted in Bermuda. Jay Graham, an assistant professor and abdominal transplant surgeon at Montefiore Medical Centre in New York, said he was “very excited” about t...

The island is to host an international medical summit next month. The Pink and Teal Conference on Breast and Ovarian Cancer will bring a “who’s who” of specialists to Bermuda from June 13 to 15. William Keegan, president of Innovative Medical Confere...

Tourists are to get access to kidney dialysis in a private clinic. The treatment, once only available at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, is available at Bermuda Life Centre on Front Street. Lynette Thomas, a certified nephrologist who directed...

The Bermuda Government may roll back steep cuts made to medical imaging fees which were blamed last month for the closure of a private scanning clinic. However, last night the Opposition hit back at claims that the One Bermuda Alliance administration...