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The Opposition leader demanded answers last night from health minister Kim Wilson on the “shock” firing of the Bermuda Health Council’s chief executive. Craig Cannonier said details of how Tawanna Wedderburn was sacked without warning last month, rev...

The former chief executive of the island’s health watchdog was “mercilessly fired” less than three weeks before Christmas, her husband has claimed. Livingston Wedderburn said his wife, Tawanna Wedderburn, was sacked from the Bermuda Health Council wi...

Always striving to meet and exceed international standards, Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre is pleased to announce that the Centre has successfully earned the Bermuda National Standards Committee (BNSC) Certification for a second time. The Centre fi...

Failure to identify and manage children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder could have lifelong effects, the head of a local health organisation said yesterday. Simone Barton, the chief executive of the Bermuda Heart Foundation, said that ...

Six confirmed or suspected cases of flu have been treated at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital this week, the Bermuda Hospitals Board said last night. A spokeswoman said four confirmed or suspected cases were reported on Monday, with one confirme...

A passenger who lost consciousness on a flight is recovering today on a general ward at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. The victim, a 49-year-old Jamaican woman, took ill on a JetBlue flight from Antigua to New York yesterday. The flight diverted ...

A $20 million increase in health spending failed to deliver a healthier Bermuda, it was feared yesterday. The 2018 National Health Accounts Report showed the total public and private expenditure neared $723 million in 2016-17. Bermuda was third behin...

Parents were urged to find out the facts when the health minister called on them to ensure their families were vaccinated today. Kim Wilson said misinformation and hearsay meant people had become resistant to life-saving preventive treatment. The Dep...

Almost $9 million worth of contracts covering a four-year period have been handed out by the Bermuda Hospitals Board, it has been revealed. Cleaning and landscape companies, management services and external medical training were all included in the l...

Influenza cases have jumped, the chief of staff at the Bermuda Hospitals Board has confirmed. Michael Richmond, the Chief of Staff and acting chief executive at the BHB, said that the speed and virulence was a concern. He added: “This has not been ...