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A plague of rats could spread killer diseases, the Bermuda Hospitals Board chief of medicine warned yesterday. Michael Ashton said rats could transmit serious diseases to humans — and that some could be fatal. Dr Ashton explained: “Rats are known vec...

Doctors will be unable to cope with a reduction in fees and an increased workload, the Bermuda Medical Doctors’ Association has warned. The BMDA said it backed improved access to healthcare, but that there were “significant costs” involved and more c...

A diabetes expert called on the Government to ensure water and diet drinks are cheaper than sugary sodas and argued that the controversial sugar tax “completely missed the point”. David Cavan, a British-based doctor, questioned whether the island’s s...

Five nurses have just completed a demanding 6-month asthma diploma course. Tiffany DeSilva -KEMH Catlin-Lindo, Alien Guilas – KEMH IV team, Kedese McPherson – KEMH maternity, Aashiqa Mehta-Smith – KEMH Gosling and Trevor Bend – Department of Correcti...

An interactive wellness programme for government employees will be launched next month in an effort to tackle the $12.8 million cost of public sector sick leave. Workers were urged to take on the team-based challenge as part of a Throne Speech pledge...

Fountain Health has recently added endocrinology nurse practitioner Lunette Castillo to its staff, with intention to increase access for their patients and work to lower healthcare costs. Ms Castillo has over seven years of community experience in th...

Stroke patients will have access to “the best possible chance at full recovery”, thanks to a link-up between the Bermuda Hospitals Board and Johns Hopkins Medicine. The move, welcomed as a “dream come true” by campaigners, will see a primary stroke c...

A vaccine expert is to discuss the myths and realities of vaccination at a public forum next week. Kristen Feemster, the director of research for the Vaccine Education Centre at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said she hoped her talk would h...

Bermuda Medical Specialties Group (BMSG) is hosting a day of free, healthcare-events on Saturday, April 6th at Hamilton Princess Hotel, and at its Reid Street medical practice where members of the public can take advantage of free educational and hea...

Applications for new services under Bermuda’s basic healthcare package have been put on hold while talks to change the scheme take place. Healthcare providers were advised of a moratorium on requests in a memo from the Bermuda Health Council last wee...