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The Argus Group is offering a new programme to reverse type 2 diabetes and reduce the prevalence of the disease in Bermuda. The local insurer has partnered with diabetes specialist David Cavan and Stanley James, of Premier Health & Wellness Centre, t...

Family members of dementia patients can arm themselves with the skills to help ease the burden of Bermuda’s “dramatic” shortage of skilled caregivers, according to welfare case worker Carol Everson. More than 2,000 people in Bermuda are estimated to ...

The Ministry of Health and Seniors has advised the public not to eat Aunt Jemima brand frozen pancakes, waffles or French toast due to a potential risk of Listeria contamination. It is the second time this year that the Island has had a food recall ...

So summer is officially here and with it comes all the social drinking and barbecues that can unravel our good intentions so quickly. Grilling can be such a healthy way to cook but we are very good at loading up on all the unhealthy sides and sweet ...

At the Plum Line, we write a lot about the mechanics of politics — the processes of governing, the interplay of political forces, the back-and-forth between citizens and lawmakers, and so on. We do that because it is interesting and because it winds ...

A consultant forensic psychiatrist with the Bermuda Hospitals Board has helped create a new standard for how prisoners with health problems could be treated. Seb Henagulph was one of 11 psychiatrists tasked to create the Prison Public Health Position...

A bit of plastic in the shape of a credit card might hold the answer to all of your problems. They are the key to sessions with Karen Phillip, a therapist who helps people turn “negative problems into positive fixes” by retraining their brain. Bermu...

Ricky Spence was heartbroken when Gregory Bean, his friend since childhood, died three years ago. The Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute orderly was 53 when he lost his battle with high blood pressure. Mr Spence vowed to do something to help tackle the ...

Children with severe, persistent asthma are 30 times more likely to develop chronic respiratory disease in adulthood, according to the Minister of Health. Speaking during the World Asthma Day celebrations, Jeanne Atherden stressed the importance of ...

A new multiyear strategy is being rolled out to coincide with changes in Bermuda’s healthcare needs. The Bermuda Health Strategy and Action Plan is designed “to deliver affordable, sustainable, quality healthcare for all of Bermuda’s residents,” a s...

Asthma hospital admissions have fallen by 76 per cent since Open Airways began its education programme two decades ago. But the condition remains the leading cause for trips to the emergency room, with a total of 1,871 visits last year telling the c...

Fentanyl is suspected in two overdoses treated at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital last week, a Bermuda Hospitals Board representative has confirmed. The drug — a synthetic opioid 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine — is often used to cut ...