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Physicians have criticised proposed healthcare legislation for unfairly targeting the private sector. The Bermuda Health Council Amendment Act 2016, which is due to be debated in the House of Assembly later this year, came under fire during a public ...

The Department of Health has reported the first confirmed case of imported Zika virus in Bermuda. The announcement yesterday comes a little more than a week since the ministry revealed that three people suspected of having Zika after returning from o...

Former Bermuda nurse Pauline Cafferkey could face disciplinary action over claims she concealed her temperature at an Ebola screening on her return to Britain. Ms Cafferkey, who worked as a nurse in King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s Cooper Ward fro...

The public is invited to share comments, concerns and questions about the island’s health system at a town hall meeting. The event is being organised by the Bermuda Health Council, which will also answer questions and clarify misconceptions. The me...

A general consent form has been introduced for Bermuda Hospitals Board patients receiving routine medical care and non-invasive procedures. The form is an addition to the list of required consents presently in place for patients and will become mand...

Ewart Brown, the former Premier, has attempted to reignite his plan for a stem cell clinic in Bermuda, according to e-mails between Dr Brown and Michael Dunkley. However, the correspondence shows the Premier and health minister Jeanne Atherden reject...

Vaccines are a first line of defence against disease, and with many travelling this summer the Hamilton Health Clinic has issued a reminder that vaccines are not just for children. Basic vaccines such as tetanus or measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) ne...

Dancehall reggae artist Beenie Man, one of the headline acts at the Cup Match Summer Splash, has reportedly fallen ill with the Zika virus. The diagnosis was reported in Rolling Stone, which added that the Jamaican artist had called off a concert set...

A Bermuda College course launched in 2012 to address a shortage of nurses on the island has yet to produce a single qualified nurse. Seventeen students have so far graduated from the college’s Nursing Pathways Programme with an Associate Degree in Sc...

Long-term care in Bermuda is still in a “crisis” situation, according to Age Concern director Claudette Fleming. Speaking at the annual Summer Leadership Conference at The Fairmont Southampton yesterday, Dr Fleming said that while progress had been ...