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The chief executive of Bermuda’s health watchdog has stepped down, it was announced Friday. The Bermuda Health Council said Tawanna Wedderburn had left the job she had held for three years. The health council added it would announce the appointment o...

From funeral homes to hospital beds, the island’s obesity crisis exacts a growing toll beyond the impact of chronic disease. According to the Bermuda Hospitals Board, a fully equipped bariatric hospital room costs $35,000 more than a standard, with s...

The X-ray unit at the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre has shut while the clinic awaits replacement parts, the Bermuda Hospitals Board has announced. X-ray scans cannot be provided until the parts arrive, which is expected to be early next week. The cli...

Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley paid a well-wishing visit to baby Iziah Freeman at the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Florida. Iziah, who is eight months old, is battling rare genetic disorder Costello syndrome, which can result in heart, ...

A special reserve fund could help to balance the risk in one of two “transformational” health insurance options being considered by the Government. The reserve would allow funds to flow between insurers with relatively healthy policyholders, who take...

A new education campaign designed to boost knowledge about asthma was sparked by the tragic death of a young boy in Britain. Open Airways, an island asthma charity, is offering the Support Children’s Health-Asthma online course. The George Coller M...

A pilot program designed to beam diagnostic imaging results direct to doctors and patients has been launched by the Bermuda Hospitals Board. Renée Butterfield, the manager of diagnostic imaging at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, said the scheme wa...

Health minister Kim Wilson urged people to get tested for HIV as she marked World Aids Day. Ms Wilson took part in a ceremony commemorating the day on the steps of the City Hall. She said: “This year marks the 30th anniversary of the first World Aids...

Businesses affected by the new tax on sugary products will not qualify for compensation the way providers of high-tech medical scans did, MPs have been told. Kim Wilson, the health minister, said that businesses had been given advance notice of the n...

Legal changes to bring midwives under the same umbrella as nurses has passed in the House of Assembly. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, told MPs that the old legislation covering midwives “contained an outdated regulatory framework” that resulted ...