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The Island’s stance is evolving when it comes to mental health, from the pilot mental health court programme to efforts under way at the Human Rights Commission. A panel discussion to be held tonight by the Bermuda Mental Health Foundation will explo...

A hospital patient says he is being discharged prematurely to the Salvation Army homeless facility. The man told The Royal Gazette that his undiagnosed condition leaves him with no strength in his legs. Although medical staff had tried to get him on ...

Bermuda has had four imported cases of the mosquito-borne disease Chikungunya that has spread throughout the Caribbean, MPs were told during the Budget debate on Monday. As of January 21, the Department of Health had reported three cases, saying that...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board is expected to run out of cash “in the near future” — and must find $40 million to pay for additional costs owing to the new acute care wing during the coming fiscal year. Minister of Health, Seniors and Environment Jeanne...

The Bermuda Government has not taken a definite stance on the disputed issue of medical precertification, but the threat of its introduction has reined in the overuse of expensive medical tests. Opposition leader Marc Bean asked Health Minister Jeann...

A comprehensive freeze on hiring within the Department of Health has made staffing the ministry a “serious concern” for the next financial year. This according to Health Minister Jeanne Atherden who told the House of Assembly this week that 14 posts ...

The founder of The Huffington Post news website is to visit Bermuda to give a presentation on the urgent need to take personal wellness seriously. Arianna Huffington is being brought to the Island by Colonial Medical Insurance to speak at two events ...

Shadow Health Minister Kim Wilson has called on Government to consider penalising families who abandon elderly relatives in hospital and providing incentives to those who look after them. The call comes after Health Minister Jeanne Atherden revealed ...

Elderly patients are being abandoned at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, causing a shortage of beds that has led to the postponement of surgeries, Health Minister Jeanne Atherden told the House of Assembly. “Our hospital is being used as a residenc...

Ambulance services are now present at both ends of the Island, Premier Michael Dunkley has announced alongside Health Minister Jeanne Atherden. “While the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service emergency medical technicians could respond from multiple loc...