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Bermuda’s nurse of the year says it was the failing health of a family member that started her on her career path a half-century ago. Carys Caisey, a mental wellness officer at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute, was named the Bermuda Nurses Associ...

Kidney transplant funding for HIP and FutureCare patients is to increase by 50 per cent to up to $150,000 under new legislation. A health Bill has been tabled to expand coverage from June 1 so that more patients can come off dialysis, a government sp...

The possibility of conducting kidney transplants in Bermuda is being reviewed by the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders. It comes after a team of Norwegian surgeons visited the island in March and submitted a proposal that is now being assesse...

A diabetes specialist has urged policymakers and the wider community to examine the underlying issues that cause type 2 diabetes to protect the next generation “from developing the condition so unnecessarily”. According to David Cavan, who was speaki...

The Argus Group is offering a new programme to reverse type 2 diabetes and reduce the prevalence of the disease in Bermuda. The local insurer has partnered with diabetes specialist David Cavan and Stanley James, of Premier Health & Wellness Centre, t...

The Ministry of Health and Seniors has advised the public not to eat Aunt Jemima brand frozen pancakes, waffles or French toast due to a potential risk of Listeria contamination. It is the second time this year that the Island has had a food recall ...

The Progressive Labour Party has pledged to re-evaluate services provided to people struggling with addictions if elected. The announcement by Kim Wilson, Shadow Minister of Health, coincides with the marking of Mental Health Awareness Month in the U...

Bank of Bermuda Foundation has made a $500,000 grant to the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre’s radiation therapy initiative. The radiation therapy unit is due to open in the next few weeks and will provide treatment for cancer patients as well as sym...

Children with severe, persistent asthma are 30 times more likely to develop chronic respiratory disease in adulthood, according to the Minister of Health. Speaking during the World Asthma Day celebrations, Jeanne Atherden stressed the importance of ...

A new multiyear strategy is being rolled out to coincide with changes in Bermuda’s healthcare needs. The Bermuda Health Strategy and Action Plan is designed “to deliver affordable, sustainable, quality healthcare for all of Bermuda’s residents,” a s...