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Dementia is becoming a heavy burden on Bermuda’s growing elderly population, and does not spare veterans and their families who face limited options for care. A case in point is veteran Herbert Tatem, 94, whose wife, Dorothy, finds herself too old to...

Protesters gathered outside the Summerhaven assisted living facility yesterday, in a fresh round of criticism over alleged mismanagement. “This is the first time residents have come together like this, and I congratulate them for it,” said part-time ...

The island’s supplies of OxyNorm, a powerful painkiller used by patients with conditions ranging from cancer to severe migraines, have run short. As an opioid, the pharmaceutical is a controlled drug and therefore requires special clearance to be imp...

A fourth case of travel-related Zika has been confirmed in Bermuda by the Ministry of Health and Seniors. The virus has been brought back to the island by someone who recently travelled to a Zika-affected country. The announcement stressed that so fa...

Ewart Brown, the former Premier, has attempted to reignite his plan for a stem cell clinic in Bermuda, according to e-mails between Dr Brown and Michael Dunkley. However, the correspondence shows the Premier and health minister Jeanne Atherden reject...

Dancehall reggae artist Beenie Man, one of the headline acts at the Cup Match Summer Splash, has reportedly fallen ill with the Zika virus. The diagnosis was reported in Rolling Stone, which added that the Jamaican artist had called off a concert set...

A group tasked with retooling unpopular healthcare legislation will have a busy summer amending the Act in time for Parliament this September. “We will see how fast we can put something together,” said Henry Dowling, the head of the Bermuda Medical D...

After months of setbacks on her cancer therapy, Cherrie Woods is cautiously thankful for clearance to leave Bermuda to get treatment. “There is no proof as of yet, but they have given me their word,” said Ms Woods, who is meeting on Monday at the Dep...

Empty for years and in danger of falling into disrepair, a house at the back of Portland Lane in Sandys is soon to become a home. Members of the Bermuda Mental Health Foundation gathered there yesterday with friends to celebrate the building’s reviva...

It has been two years since the prospect was raised for Luke Caines, prematurely born and severely disabled, to have a life outside of hospital. Doctors believed that Mr Caines, who is quadriplegic as a result of cerebral palsy, would not even surviv...