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A new MRI scanner at a soon-to-open health clinic will be an asset to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, the centre’s medical director said yesterday. JJ Soares explained: “We see our new MRI as a way to support the hospital, particularly during...

College students are to be targeted by the island’s blood bank in an attempt to boost the number of young donors. Lucy Correia, a nurse phlebotomist at the Bermuda Blood Donor Centre, said an ageing population had sparked the appeal. She explained: “...

A health seminar for medical professionals to gain education credits is on offer this Saturday from Colonial Group International. The annual forum, focusing on medicine for a new decade, will be held from 8am at the Hamilton Princess Hotel. Open to t...

An increase in flu cases has sparked a “medium alert” from health watchdogs. The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit at the Ministry of Health issued the warning after a rise in influenza and fever and respiratory symptoms. A spokeswoman for the minis...

A 60-year-old man is suing the Bermuda Hospitals Board for medical negligence after claiming that emergency room staff repeatedly failed to spot a life-threatening illness. Raymond Santucci said staff at a private clinic, Bermuda Healthcare Services,...

The Ministry of Health has called on the public to help develop the Bermuda Health Strategy 2020-2025 through an online survey. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said the survey would help the Government build its strategy for the next five years. ...

Young people are encouraged to apply for a summer student programme at the Bermuda Hospitals Board. The BHB said it wants Bermudians to join its team to help it provide “the highest-quality healthcare through service excellence, education and leaders...

Work to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis means Bermuda held its place among a small group of countries to be internationally recognised for the achievement. The Ministry of Health revealed today that the island was revalidat...

Patients waited on average about 11 hours for a hospital ward bed in October — almost double the time recorded a month earlier. Some were forced to stay in corridors as staff at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital battled to cope with “sustained in...

Weekday operating hours will be temporarily shortened at the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre starting next week. A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Hospitals Board said that the St David’s medical facility would be open from 6pm to 10pm, instead of 4pm to ...