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Danielle Gibbons and Chevon Burrows have grown since they were taken on at an island florist. The two landed jobs at Demco last year as part of the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute’s learning disability programme and both said work had helped them bec...

Premature Christmas Day baby Kee-Ijah Bailey could be home this month. The youngster has received so much support from the public that the Bailey family have raised enough money to repay the charity which helped fly her overseas for treatment. Mother...

A total of 15 cases of cervical cancer were reported in Bermuda last year, a Department of Health spokeswoman revealed last night. The news came as the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre asked women to get screened for the disease and reminded parents...

Specialists in heart and lung problems are to visit the island this month. Ofer Sagiv, an expert in heart medicine, will be at Northshore Medical & Aesthetics Centre from January 27 to 29, and Maciej Walczyszyn, who specialises in lung and critical ...

The Bermuda Diabetes Association yesterday called for a reduction in the cost of healthy foods alongside a tax on sugary items. The charity said it supported the Government’s proposed sugar tax, but warned that there were “inappropriate” taxes on wa...

An obesity expert is on a mission to get residents to own their health and recognise self-destructive behaviours. Jane DeVille-Almond will share tips on what people can do to tackle obesity and diabetes at the Ministry of Health’s Commit to Change e...

Cheaper healthcare will continue to be one of the most important government priorities, health minister Kim Wilson said today. Ms Wilson said: “The Government is currently reviewing all healthcare fees and will implement a new fee schedule in 2018. ...

A high-tech computerised X-ray service at the Brown-Darrell Clinic is to shut because of “severe reductions in payments”, it was revealed yesterday. Clinic owner Ewart Brown blamed the Bermuda Health Council for the closure of the CT scan service. Ho...

The Ministry of Health is reminding people to get vaccinated against flu. It comes after outbreaks of the aggressive H3N2 strain, dubbed the “Aussie flu”, made international headlines. Although no alerts have been issued for Bermuda, a spokeswoman f...

Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute is looking for ideas on how to improve care. Staff will host a community conversation next week for the public to pitch in on how addiction, learning disability and mental health services can be enhanced. Morrisa Roger...