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The Department of Health is to contact local food suppliers after a large-scale outbreak of E. coli in the United States associated with romaine lettuce. Authorities in the US are trying to control a series of outbreaks. A Department of Health spokes...

The views of organisations that commented on proposed reforms to healthcare financing are expected to be made public in the next few weeks. Kim Wilson, the health minister, told MPs a task force set up to review two options first presented six years ...

Hamilton Health Centre will reopen tomorrow after several weeks of building repairs. The clinic on the city’s Victoria Street has run a limited service since October after several floods and plumbing problems meant some services had to be moved else...

Court House Squash and Wellness is to open Bermuda’s first rowing studio and increase its fitness centre space. The development will take place at the Court House’s Victoria Street site, where the fitness centre will take over the space currently occ...

The Portuguese-speaking population is being targeted through a new diabetes education programme. The Bermuda Diabetes Association said it is providing the service because language barriers can make it difficult to promote awareness about the disease....

An overseas doctor is in Bermuda to discuss how healthcare professionals should handle tough topics with their patients. Christy Simpson, head of the bioethics department at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Medicine in Canada, will give a series of...

The annual “flu express” is offering shots against influenza this month. The virus typically grows active in colder months, and the Department of Health reminded the public of the importance of having a flu shot this season. The express will offer v...

Lighthouse Medical Supplies Ltd opened its doors yesterday in Pembroke. To mark the its grand opening, the store at 14 Cemetery Road held a special event to allow people to test its medical supplies and equipment, while employees were on hand to answ...

When most of us hear the word ‘strong’ we think of a man. If at any time we think of a woman, we envision huge muscles, big legs, a deep voice — overall, we make her out to be more masculine than she actually is. Strength has no gender. This past wee...

A teenage student exploring the science of taste can now reveal how she tracked down a potential genetic basis for the “sweet tooth”. Kameron Young, an International Baccalaureate student at Bermuda High School, is offering a presentation on her acad...

The new sugar tax could steer customers away from locally made products in favour of international competitors, according to some local businesses. The Government introduced exemptions for home bakers but small businesses have seen the cost of sugar ...

A fitness studio is celebrating its first year in its Reid Street studio by offering a day of free classes in December. Alchemy has been in business for seven years and has a staff of six — three personal trainers, two yoga instructors and the front-...