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Dear Sir, I am writing to highlight my experience on the maternity ward at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. Little more than a year ago, I became a first-time mother to my baby boy. After a long labour, which resulted in an unplanned Caesarean sec...

Food poisoning caused by fish infected with a toxin is on the rise, an ocean environmentalist warned yesterday. Chris Flook said cases of ciguatera, which is triggered by the consumption of contaminated fish, had increased in Bermuda. He added that...

Jeanne Atherden, the Leader of the Opposition, has called on David Burt to release “an unredacted version of the deal to build a new hospital wing”. The challenge was raised by Ms Atherden on Friday, during the inaugural Premier’s question time segme...

This article is for those that haven’t found the love in exercise. You know who you are. You’ve tried going to the gym. When that failed, you hired a personal trainer hoping the added expense and accountability would motivate you to becoming the gym ...

A total of eight students on healthcare courses have been awarded scholarships named after pioneer doctor Barbara Ball. Kim Wilson, the health minister, said, “I am extremely proud that we can support our young people seeking careers in health profes...

A Japanese martial art has given a Warwick man the strength to battle his way through years of treatment and therapy after he received a diagnosis of a brain tumour. Now, Shaun Tuzo is on the verge of earning a coveted black belt in aikido and said h...

Bermuda’s medical expertise has been boosted, courtesy of nine scholarships. This year’s grants came from the Bermuda Hospitals Board with funding from the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust, with a GlaxoSmithKline scholarship that BHB administers. T...

Hundreds of Guernsey workers turned up at their offices in Bermuda shorts last week.It was not meant to be a fashion statement. The hope was to change the lackadaisical attitude men take towards their health. Former Bermuda resident Chris Walker came...

Don’t eat carbs. Lift weights. Run ten miles. Never skip a workout; take supplements; drink water; post Instagram-worthy abs ... sound familiar? These are some of the guidelines many believe to be the only way to lose weight, remain healthy and be ha...

What is it that I love about the West End of Bermuda? Perhaps it is the feeling that it is a bit closer to the old Bermuda that I see in paintings and faded photographs. When I ride my bicycle from Mangrove Bay in the village of Somerset and over Wa...

Four people have reported ciguatera fish poisoning this year. The health ministry issues a warning about the illness which causes vomiting, diarrhoea and neurological issues such as tingling sensations and reversal of cold and hot sensations. It poin...

The island’s general hospital logged 430 incidents that resulted in harm to patients over less than five years, Bermuda Hospitals Board statistics have revealed. Of those, 28 fell into the three most serious categories of harm — 14 patients died unex...