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Miriam Ada Dickenson celebrated her 100th birthday in style with four generations of her family at her Somerset home. Guests at the December 30 birthday party included John Rankin, the Governor, who said it was “my privilege to be able to present the...

Thirteen people have been admitted to hospital with flu-like symptoms. Five adults and two children were in the Emergency Department with confirmed cases of influenza, and another six are receiving treatment for symptoms in Gordon Ward. King Edward V...

Bermuda Hospitals Board issued a message for people to take care of themselves and loved ones throughout the holiday season. Acting CEO R. Scott Pearman said: “We continue to work hard so people in Bermuda have the access they need to hospital servic...

Amendments increasing fees for health insurers have been approved by the Senate. According to the Government, insurers did not object to the increases, which will help to fund the work of the Bermuda Health Council. The Health Insurance Amendment 201...

A total of 20 healthcare workers have passed an advanced course in dementia care. The course was organised by Yana Swainson, owner of Bermuda In Home Care, who invited Bernice Perzel, a dementia care training specialist from the American-based Nation...

A new charity wants to tackle Bermuda’s preventable health problems by helping people get the right health information. The Community for Heart and Respiratory Medicine was set up to take on chronic non-communicable diseases by filling in gaps in he...

New legislation will improve the regulation of the island’s care homes and nursing homes. The Residential Care Homes and Nursing Homes Amendment Act 2017 was presented to the House of Assembly on Friday by Kim Wilson, Minister of Health. Ms Wilson sa...

Nearly 150 complaints and queries have been made this year about employers failing to provide health insurance coverage. The Bermuda Health Council named a host of companies who have failed to comply with the Health Insurance Act. It said 147 complai...

The Department of Health is marking World Aids Day tomorrow with a Move More Dance Walk around Hamilton. Participants are asked to wear red in support of those living with HIV/AIDS, health promotion co-ordinator Virloy Lewin said. The final dance wa...

Amanda Paulos has struggled with type two diabetes for a decade. But the 41-year-old said she was getting to grips with the chronic condition after joining a programme designed to reverse the disease. The mother of four, from Smith’s, has lost weig...