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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...

The Argus Group announced the launch this week of “Get Up & Thrive”, an online wellness platform that offers team and individual challenges, activity tracking and other wellbeing activities. “Get Up & Thrive” is part of the Thrive programme, Argus’s ...

A Seniors Advisory Council has been set up by the Bermuda Government to help to improve the standards of care for the Island’s elderly. The council will be made up of 15 individuals including, Dr John Cann as its chairman and Marian Sherratt as it de...

The Department of Health has confirmed that two suspected cases of measles are being investigated. The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit was alerted this week — the first on Wednesday and the second yesterday. Those close to the pair are being info...