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A new MRI scanner at a soon-to-open health clinic will be an asset to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, the centre’s medical director said yesterday. JJ Soares explained: “We see our new MRI as a way to support the hospital, particularly during...

College students are to be targeted by the island’s blood bank in an attempt to boost the number of young donors. Lucy Correia, a nurse phlebotomist at the Bermuda Blood Donor Centre, said an ageing population had sparked the appeal. She explained: “...

Here we are, three weeks into the new year and hopefully still grinding and working towards our goals. Are you still being honest with your efforts? Do you still hold yourself accountable? Have you been eating according to your goals? After all, you ...

Spas across the island have teamed up to offer special deals as part of a promotion by the Bermuda Tourism Authority. Victoria Isley, the BTA chief sales and marketing officer, said: “By focusing this promotion in February, we aim to inspire Valentin...

An increase in flu cases has sparked a “medium alert” from health watchdogs. The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit at the Ministry of Health issued the warning after a rise in influenza and fever and respiratory symptoms. A spokeswoman for the minis...

The parents of a man struck down by a serious brain inflammation overseas without insurance have been given charity status to help raise the hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay for his treatment. Dandre Outerbridge, 27, who is in the intensive ca...

A woman who suffers severe seizures yesterday appealed for the Government to move fast on the legalisation of medical cannabis. Natasha York, 43, said she dreaded the thought of what her two daughters went through when she was hit by an attack. She a...

The Attorney-General and legal affairs minister tabled yesterday legislation to legalise medical cannabis and regulations to govern licences for growers and importers, Kathy Lynn Simmons told the Senate the Bill and regulations — which include the se...

A 27-year-old mechanic is facing a hospital bill of more than $300,000 after falling ill on vacation in the United States. Two weeks ago, Dandre Outerbridge, who works for Correia Construction, developed symptoms of viral encephalitis, a form of meni...

A supply problem has forced a dental health programme in schools to be scaled back. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health said that the programme was told in August that its usual supplier could no longer provide fluoride, used to prevent tooth d...

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results. This quote from Albert Einstein speaks to the matter of how most countries have spent many decades attempting to address the matter of substance abuse. November 11 ...

A few weeks ago, we started two Nutrifit classes, our public course and an on-site corporate course, too. It’s so exciting getting so many people on to an optimum nutrition strategy, I just have to make sure they don’t bolt during the intro session!...