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Two companies have been removed from a list of businesses without active health insurance policies after providing proof to the Bermuda Health Council. While one business, Pinky’s Salon, stated that they should never have been included on the list, t...

Lingerie stores and barbershops are giving out male and female condoms ahead of Valentine’s Day this week. The initiative was organised by the Department of Health to mark Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day on Friday. “It’s an annual even...

An administrator has been appointed to address recent concerns raised about Summerhaven Residential Home for the Physically Challenged. The administrator, who will be appointed by the Ministry of Health, Seniors and Environment, will be in place for ...

Bermudian endocrinologist Annabel Fountain has presented at the Royal Society of Medicine in London, Bermuda Hospitals Board has announced. Dr Fountain gave details on a “rare and interesting case” at the Society for Endocrinology National Clinical C...

A number of employers have been publicly listed by the Bermuda Health Council as having inactive or terminated health insurance. Since last June, the BHeC has been publishing the names of employers who do not have insurance for their employees on the...

A cancer fundraising initiative for Bermuda’s first radiation treatment facility has been given a $5,000 windfall from the Orange Bay Company consignment business. Rudolph and Delight Morris gave the donation to the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre, ...

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 ...