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Anyone who has donated blood after travelling to areas affected by Zika and presented symptoms of the virus has been asked to contact the Bermuda Hospitals Board Blood Donor Centre. While there have been no confirmed cases of the virus on the island...

Primary students got to “play dentist” as part of a fun and educational programme run by Kerin Oral Care. As part of the practice’s Give Kids a Smile Day, the children learnt about oral hygiene and nutrition, and even got to dress up as dentists. Eac...

Treating patients at home rather than in hospital has saved the island’s healthcare system almost half-a-million dollars, according to the Bermuda Health Council (BHeC). Home Medical Services coverage is also benefiting Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB)...

After receiving “very good feedback”, the Bermuda Health Council is looking at what other services can be added to the Home Medical Services benefit. “The future is very optimistic because what we’ve been able to see, and based on the feedback we’ve ...

Two patients have been brought to the attention of the Department of Health to determine if they should be tested for Zika. However, a spokesman for the Department of Health stressed that there have been no confirmed cases of the virus in Bermuda an...

Sharon Bassett, together with thousands across Bermuda, will fall silent for 100 seconds at noon today as the island marks World Cancer Day. It will be an especially poignant moment for the mother of two because her husband Howard is one of the 100 p...

Bermuda is preparing itself for the possibility of the Zika virus as the international outbreak continues to spread. More than 20 countries in the Caribbean, South America and Central America have reported outbreaks of the virus, which is spread by t...

More than 2,100 employees regained their health insurance coverage, resulting in the collection of more than $700,000 in health premiums, thanks to the enforcement of the Health Insurance Act last year. The Bermuda Health Council monitors and enforce...

As the Zika virus spreads internationally, a Bermuda Government spokesman has claimed its mosquito control programme is “the envy of many other islands”. Zika is a mosquito-borne illness that results in fever, rash and joint pains, among other sympto...

The island is at a critical stage in addressing its healthcare needs and reform is vital to creating a more sustainable health system, according to Jeanne Atherden. But the Minister of Health, Seniors and Environment said changing Bermuda’s culture f...