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A man fighting for his life against stage 4 prostate cancer said that his fundraiser collected more than $3,000 in two weeks. But George Scott-Smith, 56, admitted that he did not think he would be able to get treatment in Turkey as he had planned. Mr...

A drug awareness programme will see a major shift as it changes its outreach approach – and its name. From today, Pride Bermuda will rebrand itself as Shift – a change made to coincide with a change in methods to put more emphasis on targeting educat...

Vaccines against Covid-19 are now available every Tuesday from 9am to 2pm at the Hamilton Health Clinic, 3 Reid Street. The clinic stocks the Pfizer-BioNTech original Adult formulation, and Moderna Bivalent vaccines. They are available for people who...

Bermuda residents have rallied for war-torn Ukraine with $549,126 in donations since Russia’s invasion in February. The contributions to the Bermuda Red Cross are to be sent to the British Red Cross in early December – meaning the charity’s Ukraine c...

At the age of just seven Brielle Rego is a shining example of how a child can live a life well with diabetes

The Bermuda Hospitals Board says emergency department waiting times are returning to normal as staff have become accustomed to its new electronic records system. Michael Richmond, BHB chief executive and president, said that activity in relation to P...

The Bermuda Diabetes Association has appointed a chartered professional accountant with 30 years’ experience in public policy, infrastructure finance and consultancy as its executive director. Lori Rockhead, who began her new role on November 1, pre...

At least 33 children aged 5 and under were so far this year infected by a respiratory virus that may have spread more quickly after Covid-19 public health measures were relaxed. Ayoola Oyinloye, the Chief Medical Officer, said there was a group of ch...

People with O positive blood were asked to donate after an emergency reduced stocks of the blood type. Donors were asked to make an appointment, although the Bermuda Hospitals Board added that “walk-ins are accepted”. Eyitayo Fakunle, a consultant ha...

The number of Bermudians needing dialysis treatment for kidney disease has increased fivefold in the past 20 years, according to a specialist doctor. Nephrologist Raphael Loutoby said about 250 people on the island require dialysis, compared with abo...