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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...

Those of you who know me best might question whether I ought to be offering career advice. On the one hand I have never attempted to make my way to the top in a single field let alone inside a company, but on the other hand I have managed to achieve...

A 60-year-old man is suing the Bermuda Hospitals Board for medical negligence after claiming that emergency room staff repeatedly failed to spot a life-threatening illness. Raymond Santucci said staff at a private clinic, Bermuda Healthcare Services,...

Patients 1st is a weekly column where the Bermuda Medical Doctors Association answers your questions about the proposed Bermuda Health Plan 2020 and how it may impact you and your family Some really thought-provoking questions arose this week from t...

A three-times Olympic runner who has battled bipolar disorder asked people yesterday to drop stigma towards mental illness so they can help others tackle their mental health problems. Suzy Favor Hamilton explained that it could take a long time for s...

Let’s see if we can stop the cycle of deciding to make change and then not following through this year. Did you make a new year’s resolution? How’s it going so far? Did you make any last year? Did you keep them or were they broken? Here are a few t...

Dear Sir, I want to thank Bob Stewart for his opinion piece in The Royal Gazette on the health reforms. I want to thank him because it shows so clearly why people oppose the proposed reforms: disinterest in a common good and lack of understanding. Th...

Patients 1st is a weekly column where the Bermuda Medical Doctors Association answers your questions about the proposed Bermuda Health Plan 2020 and how it may impact you and your family Today’s question on healthcare reform reflects on what could h...

Bermuda would do well to study the healthcare system of the Netherlands as a possible model for the island in the future. That’s the view of Bermudian health economist Aaron Evans, who works in the industry in Europe. The former national team track a...

Yesterday morning I woke up a little late and catapulted myself out of bed with my heart racing at 100mph. I looked at the clock and figured I could just about shower, get dressed, feed the veritable farm of animals and get to work within a 40-minute...

I want to swim … but I don’t want to get wet. You know what I mean. I want to swim like Michael Phelps. I want to feel the awesome, semi-weightless buoyancy of my body basking in a nice body of water, but I just don’t want to get wet. I don’t want t...

Young people are encouraged to apply for a summer student programme at the Bermuda Hospitals Board. The BHB said it wants Bermudians to join its team to help it provide “the highest-quality healthcare through service excellence, education and leaders...