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A high-tech computerised X-ray service at the Brown-Darrell Clinic is to shut because of “severe reductions in payments”, it was revealed yesterday. Clinic owner Ewart Brown blamed the Bermuda Health Council for the closure of the CT scan service. Ho...

Dear Sir, I would like to say a big thank-you to all the staff at the surgical day unit who looked after me yesterday (January 11, 2017). They were all so kind and professional, and put you at ease. A special big thank-you to Dr Barclay and her team,...

The second week of January is always a little tricky. Week one, people are full of enthusiasm and new year’s resolutions, but by week two, they’re back at work and missing a comforting glass of wine at the end of the day. Dry January or “dranuary” i...

The Ministry of Health is reminding people to get vaccinated against flu. It comes after outbreaks of the aggressive H3N2 strain, dubbed the “Aussie flu”, made international headlines. Although no alerts have been issued for Bermuda, a spokeswoman f...

Deep down we all want to be fit. I want my clients, family and friends to experience the joy of fitness. One important thing that can be very helpful in your effort to stay in shape is to surround yourself with other active people. This is crucial, b...

Can a relatively low-tax country run a high-quality, taxpayer-funded health service that is free to all? Britain’s National Health Service suggests the answer is no. The NHS is good at some things but bad, bordering on disastrous, at others. Its grea...

Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute is looking for ideas on how to improve care. Staff will host a community conversation next week for the public to pitch in on how addiction, learning disability and mental health services can be enhanced. Morrisa Roger...

Free health screenings are to be held for the public in advance of an event designed to help halt the problems of obesity and diabetes. The screenings, all in Hamilton, started yesterday at the Queen Elizabeth Park in Queen Street. More will be held ...

At 19, Abuwi Rasool lost his sight. He was working in the government quarry when dynamite he’d laid a month before exploded in front of him. Most of his clothing blew off and the burns covered his right side, “from my knee to my forehead”. Doctors an...

Poorer families will not be unfairly targeted by a sugar tax, the Ministry of Health said yesterday. The consultation paper on the tax explained that the proposal is designed to help people be healthier and discourage importers from bringing in high...

Losing weight is not easy if you hate exercise and love cake. However, members of Bermuda’s successful Diabetes Reversal Programme have discovered that anything is possible with the right guidance and encouragement. About 30 participants got together...

Mental health awareness campaigners yesterday brought their message to Bermuda with a proclamation on the steps of City Hall. American author and philanthropist Shanti Das created the group Silence the Shame after she suffered from depression and exp...