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The acting chief executive of the Bermuda Health Council has been appointed to the role on a permanent basis. Ricky Brathwaite, who has held the top job at BHeC since the controversial dismissal of Tamara Wedderburn in December 2018, was confirmed in...

Bermuda health experts are in close contact with an international body about the deadly coronavirus, the Government confirmed yesterday. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health said: “The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit is in constant liaison wi...

Horticulture has always been “green” but today, “green” is a driving force in the marketplace where people with environmental concerns are blossoming in numbers. Consider the not-so-new idea of staying healthy by growing your own fruit and vegetable...

“Ok, we need to talk!” said Belle. She patted the spot-on the sofa next to her and indicated (with a tilt of her head) that I should sit down. I looked into her extremely solemn eyes and tried to remember everything they say in parenting books abou...

No cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Bermuda, the Minister of Health confirmed this morning. Kim Wilson told the House of Assembly the Ministry’s Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit is in regular conversation with international bodies and...

Air arrivals are to be screened at the airport as a killer virus from China continued to spread, it was announced yesterday. The screening will include questions on areas travelled through in the previous 21 days and if the arrival had suffered any s...

About $3.6 million has been raised through the introduction of the sugar tax, the Ministry of Health has revealed. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said some of the cash will be earmarked for health-related initiatives. Ms Wilson added: “We contin...

Today the Minister of Health the Hon. Kim Wilson met with Dr. David Charles Benton, Chief Executive Officer of the National Council State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). Dr. Benton is on-island to assist the Bermuda Nursing and Midwifery Council (BNMC) ...

Minister of Health the Hon Kim Wilson JP MP announced an extension to the deadline for the public to complete the Bermuda Health Strategy: Public Survey at www.forum.gov.bm as part of the community consultation to set Bermuda’s vision and strategy fo...

A Bermudian forensic scientist who helped crack the case of one of Canada’s worst serial killers will discuss her career at a public meeting tonight. Desiree Spriggs, whose expertise has also been used in Bermuda court cases, will detail her job at a...

People were warned to avoid the hospital’s emergency room unless it was a genuine health crisis as the island prepared itself for potential cases of a killer virus. Michael Ashton, the Bermuda Hospitals Board chief of medicine and infectious disease...

A client just back from vacation was at a grocery store where the cashier commented on her size. “Wow, what happened to you? You put on weight!” This week, I had a comment directed at me: “You’ve been eating well! You sure look good in your dress!” ...