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Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the western hemisphere. While cardiac prevention has traditionally focused on controlling high blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol levels, and smoking and making healthy choices in regard to ...

The Health Council has invited members of the public to submit questions to help them better understand the island’s healthcare system. The council held a town hall information event this week but said it realised the opportunity for questions was li...

The Bermuda Health Council will today host a town hall meeting aimed at helping the public understand the island’s healthcare system. The meeting, scheduled to begin at 5.30pm at the Wesley Methodist Church Hall on Church Street, is intended to allow...

The Department of Health has reported the first confirmed case of imported Zika virus in Bermuda. The announcement yesterday comes a little more than a week since the ministry revealed that three people suspected of having Zika after returning from o...

Former Bermuda nurse Pauline Cafferkey could face disciplinary action over claims she concealed her temperature at an Ebola screening on her return to Britain. Ms Cafferkey, who worked as a nurse in King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s Cooper Ward fro...

The Ministry of Health has confirmed a report of grease balls on Grape Bay Beach. However, according to the ministry, routine seawater samples, as of Monday this week, have been clear. A spokeswoman said: “The seawater quality is being retested and...

You’ve probably heard this old saying countless times: if you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail. Yet when it comes to eating healthy and trying to drop some excess pounds, nothing could be more true. Preparation really is everything. It’s no sur...

In a first for Bermuda, local cancer patients should be getting crucial treatment on the island by the middle of next year. The contract, signed yesterday by the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre with the company Varian Medical Systems, approved the c...

For David Harries, breaking the difficult news that someone has dementia is a harder job than telling someone they have cancer. Nonetheless, an important service for an ageing community just got easier. Dr Harries’s practice, which allows seniors and...

Women who have travelled to Zika affected areas have been urged to delay getting pregnant amid concerns about the effects of the virus on unborn babies. Laura Riley, the director of obstetrics and gynaecology infectious disease at Massachusetts Gener...

JaVaughn Dill was mobbed by his supporters as he proudly strutted towards the backstage exit of the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium with the national men’s bodybuilding trophy clutched firmly in his hand. It was the SeaView Ultimate Fitness Club athlete...

The Blood Donor Centre has thanked those who came forward to give blood since the start of their appeal around World Blood Donor Day. Since June 14, 75 new donors have attended the centre, while 14 were deferred at the clinic and about 15 more over ...