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Bermuda can now identify new variants of the Covid-19 virus thanks to new technology. Carika Weldon, the director of the Bermuda Molecular Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, said that nanopore sequencing meant the laboratory was able to conduct vira...

Results are expected soon for more than 30 samples from suspected cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant flown overseas for tests. A spokeswoman for the health ministry said a turnaround of a few days was expected on the samples sent to a lab in the U...

Questions abound on the potential threat to public health from the Omicron coronavirus variant, which was identified last month by health officials in South Africa. The new strain was isolated in the port of Durban, the country’s third-largest city. ...

King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is bathed in green light this month to raise awareness of mental health issues. Preston Swan, the acting chief operating officer and vice-president of clinical operations at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute, forma...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board had the accreditation for its breast cancer monitoring unit renewed last month. The American College of Radiology gave notice of the award for the mammography unit, which will last for three years. Renee Butterfield, the c...

The United States will require air arrivals to produce a clear coronavirus test result taken inside one day of travel from next Monday. The decision came after it was reported this week that the move, sparked by the emergence of a new and potentially...

A month of moustache growth has raised almost $30,000 for men’s health as part of the annual Movember fundraising campaign. Will Green from professional services firm KPMG, the defending Mr Movember winner, retained his crown last night with a festiv...

Four people have been diagnosed with HIV this year and two people earlier diagnosed with the virus have died, the Ministry of Health revealed today. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, speaking in the wake of Wednesday’s World Aids Day, said that, al...

The health minister set an example to the public today as she queued up to get her flu shot. Kim Wilson said she hoped the public would follow suit to help control the risk of influenza over the winter season. Ms Wilson added: “The flu vaccine is a s...

Three new coronavirus infections have been recorded, health officials said yesterday, while six people have recovered from the coronavirus since the last update on Monday. The recoveries brought the number of active cases down to 30. All the new case...