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Hospital authorities are being urged to let fathers stay overnight with their partners on KEMH’s maternity ward before and after their babies are born. A new pilot programme lets dads and other partners stay to give support to mothers after their new...

Parents are being urged to talk to their children earlier about sex after a warning from health experts that they are starting to experiment at a younger age. Two girls between the ages of 10 and 14 contracted chlamydia last year, bringing to 13 the...

Residents with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia can now enjoy a host of therapeutic and recreational activities thanks to a three-year funding commitment from insurance company Zurich. Action on Alzheimer’s and Dementia (AAD) has been able to more th...

A new pilot scheme allowing fathers to stay overnight at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after their babies are born will benefit only those who can afford or are allotted a private room. Guidelines were quietly rolled out last month which allow ne...

Nurses providing care to men, women and children who have experienced violence or trauma were this week recognised for their work. The Sexual Assault Response Team and the Department of Health have been observing Forensic Nurses Week. “It’s a spe...

People are being urged to take personal responsibility in the fight against obesity and poor health. Doctors alone cannot do it all, according to Dy-Juan DeRoza, the Assessment Officer for the Department of Health’s Epidemiology and Surveillance Uni...

Bermuda’s male residents are being urged to put on their sneakers and support a good cause. The third annual XL Catlin Man on the Run five-kilometre run/walk is being held this Sunday to increase awareness of prostate cancer. The event, in associati...

Free health screenings will be available this month as the Bermuda Hospitals Board recognises Diabetes and Chronic Lung Disease Awareness Month. On several occasions over the next two weeks, the team at the newly renamed Diabetes Respiratory Endocrin...

The public should reserve judgment on studies suggesting cannabis can reduce the risk of diabetes, a doctor has urged. Annabel Fountain, the director of endocrinology at the Bermuda Hospitals Board, spoke out after a presentation by pharmacist Marcia...

Ethical issues that arise over long-term care are being discussed by medical staff as part of Ethics Awareness Week. Expert Christy Simpson, the head of the bioethics department at Dalhousie University, is working with staff from King Edward VII Memo...