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Hospital authorities insisted last night that their decision to pursue a costly lawsuit against a patient to Bermuda’s highest court of appeal, where they lost this week, would not have an effect on taxpayers. The Bermuda Hospitals Board took its cas...

Age Concern has teamed up with a local physician to help seniors with medical expenses. JJ Soares, who runs Hamilton Medical Centre, is offering free consultations to uninsured or underinsured seniors referred to him by the charity. “We’ve believed f...

The Well Bermuda health promotion strategy will be reviewed and updated today. Community partners will meet to report their progress in tackling the Island’s health problems and to revise their action plans. “We met officially in 2013 and did a revie...

I’ve had a lot of conversations with personal trainers about pet peeves or frustrations with clients. There are times when clients rub trainers the wrong way, even though we would never allow that to negatively affect our sessions. On the flip side,...

Shirley Hardy’s motto is simple: eat in moderation and keep your body moving. It’s advice the 73-year-old yoga and Pilates instructor regularly shares with clients at her Warwick studio. Years ago she lost a lot of weight in order to fit into a speci...

The Island is at a critical stage in addressing its healthcare needs and reform is vital to creating a more sustainable health system, according to Jeanne Atherden. But the Minister of Health, Seniors and Environment said changing Bermuda’s culture f...

An increasing number of young offenders are being put through community programmes to help their rehabilitation. In the past three months the community service programme has seen a rise in teenage participants as magistrates look to impose more unpa...

A stress test can be used to assess one’s heart condition and rule out underlying cardiac disease. The test’s primary purposes are to: • Determine the likelihood of having coronary heart disease and the need for further evaluation • Evaluate the ef...

“Hundreds” have objected to a proposal for a parking lot to be added at Shelly Bay park for a restaurant there. A public meeting at 6.30pm today at Francis Patton Primary School has been called by Hamilton parish MPs Derrick Burgess and Wayne Furbert...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board has been ordered to pay estimated legal costs of $500,000 after it lost an appeal in the Privy Council against a patient who won damages for negligence suffered at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. The board's insurers wi...

The first voluntary registration of Bermuda’s health service providers is complete, the Bermuda Health Council has announced. There are about 320 health service providers on the Island and 2,470 registered health professionals. Jeanne Atherden, the ...

For dozens of people over the past two years, Bermuda’s Mental Health Court has been the launching pad in their mission to turn their lives around. Simon Jones was invited to a session to see the groundbreaking facility in action.Applause. It is perh...