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The opening of the new Acute Care Wing at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital has been delayed by some 10 weeks. Due to changes in the design of the mechanical and electrical systems the construction project wouldn’t be finished until mid-September, th...

Local physicians are “overwhelmingly” opposed to a health plan imposed by Government to rein in unnecessary and expensive diagnostic testing. The initiative, known as pre-certification, will force doctors to consult with insurance companies or other ...

More than 300 passengers and 22 crew have taken sick on the cruise ship, The Explorer of the Seas, which is scheduled to make 15 stops in Bermuda this year. It was reported that US health officials were expected to board the Royal Caribbean ship in t...

“Do you have any sexual problems?” It’s a line straight out of a television sitcom, but a visiting sexual health expert believes it’s a serious question that doctors should be asking their male patients on a regular basis. Dr Kevin L Billups, directo...

The Department of Health has praised the achievements of two of their staff who recently added to their qualifications. Ms Denise Samuels obtained her Dental Assistant National Board Certification (DANB) while Ms Laura Lynn Jackson earned her MSc in ...

A Bermudian living with bipolar disorder yesterday appeared on BBC in an effort to bring attention to how mental health issues are handled in the UK. Liana Hall, a Bermudian model and actress living in London, appeared on both BBC Breakfast and BBC N...

Nearly 8,000 vaccinations to fight influenza have been administered in Bermuda by the Department of Health and private practitioners. A spokeswoman for The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) said: “Approximately 29 percent (over 2,300 doses) we...

Health Minister Trevor Moniz yesterday relaunched the STEPS to a Well Bermuda health survey The survey, involving more than 2,600 Bermuda households, was started last year in an effort to gauge health issues on the Island and help develop a chronic d...

The cost of treating dementia patients on the Island is more than cancer, heart disease and stroke combined, according to Elizabeth Stewart, founder of the charity ‘Action on Alzheimer’s and Dementia.’ And with Bermuda’s ageing population, Ms Stewar...