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Teenage pregnancy in Bermuda has halved in the past 20 years, according to Health Minister Zane DeSilva. He said there were 140 teen pregnancies in 1990, but only 71 reported between April 2009 and March 2010. His comments were made on Teen Pregnancy...

Reforming the Island’s expensive health care system will not cost Bermudians more, but requires better use of what we already spend. That was the message in one of the last public meetings to be held on the National Health Plan. Health Minister Zane ...

Outstanding professionals in public health were this week honoured for their efforts. Health Minister Zane DeSilva presented awards to three individuals during Public Health Week. “This year, Public Health Week has focused on preventing antibiotic re...

Volunteers at Saltus Grammar School are braving the hair clippers this week in the name of cancer research. Teachers and students will get their heads shaved to raise money for the St Baldrick’s Foundation for childhood cancer research, along with PA...

A Southampton couple mourning the loss of their dog has warned: this plant can kill. A West Highlands Terrier owned by Keith and Pat Jones died after chewing seeds from a sago palm, a decorative tree said to be increasingly popular in Bermuda. “Most ...

A 20-year “labour of love” was opened to the public following the dedication of the Cardiac Outreach, Renewal and Educational Centre (CORE). Health Minister Zane DeSilva and Bermuda Heart Foundation executive director Simone Barton presided over CORE...

A US former physician, known for his kindly treatment of Bermudian patients travelling to Johns Hopkins Hospital, has died at the age of 71. Marc Doura, an international patient services care coordinator at the Baltimore, Maryland facility, passed aw...