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The Department of Health has asked for nominations for the 2018 Public Health Awards as part of next month’s Public Health Week. The awards provide an opportunity to promote actions that can improve health. This year’s theme is “You’re the Solution —...

A charity set up to support people with multiple sclerosis held its first swimathon this weekend. Organisers were delighted with the number of people who took to the water to raise funds for the MS Society of Bermuda. Ellen Hollis, society president,...

Tourists are to get access to kidney dialysis in a private clinic. The treatment, once only available at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, is available at Bermuda Life Centre on Front Street. Lynette Thomas, a certified nephrologist who directed...

New hi-tech computerised heart scans will help cut the risk of heart disease, the Bermuda Hospitals Board has said. The scans can detect calcium deposits and other obstructions in blood vessels, which can lead to blockages and heart problems. Joseph ...

Spending on healthcare is not the same as investing in health, the Bermuda Health Council has warned. The watchdog said more money should be spent on the social causes of poor health after David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, said Bermud...

Substance abuse services will return to the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute next week. Renovations forced the programmes to relocate to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for six months. A spokeswoman for Bermuda Hospitals Board said dosing for t...

The Bermuda Health Council has created a new online tool to help people get value for money when it comes to prescription drugs. The resource, aimed at decreasing the cost of drugs, allows the public to look up the suggested total cost for the most ...

Disabled people will need more protection in the workplace in the wake of a Budget sweetener to boost their employment prospects, a leading campaigner warned yesterday. LaKiesha Wolffe welcomed the Budget announcement that the employer portion of pa...

A war of words broke out in the Senate yesterday over cuts in fees for MRI and CT medical scans. Andrew Simons of the One Bermuda Alliance said Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, had lied when she claimed the OBA ignored technical recommendations wh...

A mental health expert has called for a high-security clinic to treat criminals with psychiatric problems. Tiffanne Thomas, director of Therapeutic Consulting Services, said a specialist unit could better treat people with mental health problems who ...