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The Bermuda Hospitals Board had its budget cut in part because it had amassed $100 million in cash reserves, according to Bob Richards. Speaking during the debate on the 2017-18 Budget in the House of Assembly, the Minister of Finance noted the $25 m...

Fitness enthusiasts braved the coldest day of the year so far to take part in the Rediscover the Rail Trail experience yesterday. Although the bad weather led to a lower turnout than hoped for, those who put up with wind and rain proved Bermuda is a ...

Maryland’s roll-out of its medical cannabis programme has been called “one of the slowest” of the 28 states that allow it. Approved about three years ago, the programme is still months away from being operational — and that may be optimistic. The le...

Nephrologist Lynnette Thomas will be the guest speaker at Thursday’s “Docs For Dinner” event, hosted by Bermuda Healthcare Services and Brown-Darrell Clinic. Dr Thomas, a former director of nephrology at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, is Bermuda’...

Sports minister Nandi Outerbridge encouraged people to become more active to try to beat major health concerns as she cut the ribbon at a new fitness studio. Performing the official opening at Beyond Lucky, Ms Outerbridge said: “Anything we can do to...

The organisation tasked with investigating concerns about doctors in Bermuda is not looking into allegations made against Ewart Brown and other local physicians in a civil lawsuit filed by the Government. No complaints relating to the allegations hav...

Michael Dunkley has reached out to Government House regarding the stateless son of one of Bermuda’s four Uighurs who is in need of medical attention overseas. On Tuesday, this newspaper highlighted the dilemma of five-year-old Muhammad Abdulqadir who...

Carolyn Armstrong couldn’t stop herself from falling down. It happened over and over again. Eventually, she convinced herself a brain tumour was behind her clumsiness and that she only had months to live. When her doctor told her she had multiple scl...

The parents of four-year-old Ashton Groves, the youngster injured on Monday after being hit by a truck, find themselves with much to be thankful for despite the ordeal of the past few days. “It shows how blessed we are to have such a great hospital,”...

When I was born, I was deaf. However, my parents did not know until 13 months later. They were struggling a lot during that time and the news of my deafness made it even worse. They did not give up. Thanks to my parents’ persistence and speaking to ...

Who else is guilty of not seeing the growth and progress they’ve made with their physical health? A couple of days ago I was shocked when I saw an old photo of myself pop up on social media and I compared it to a much more recent image. Whilst the ch...

Health minister Jeanne Atherden said the Ministry had made some difficult decisions to improve efficiency, but they would be able to make do with a smaller budget. Speaking at a press conference this morning, Ms Atherden noted that the budget for the...