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Government has confirmed that seniors who fall behind on paying their FutureCare premiums will have payments suspended on prescription drugs. However, the coverage will be restored once arrears are paid up. A Health department spokeswoman said: “It i...

Dialysis patient Cal (Kojak) Simmons celebrates his 57th birthday today World Kidney Day. Alcohol won’t be a part of his celebrations as it once was; those days ended about ten years ago when he was diagnosed with kidney failure. The diagnosis forced...

Standard Premium Rates (SPR) for health insurance will rise by 7.7 percent, or around $19 per month according to draft regulations approved in the House of Assembly. While Health Minister Zane DeSilva said the increase was lowered through the capping...

King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s Pressure Points programme has made a significant difference in the lives of at least two of the four women who have completed it. The educational programme is designed to help those with high blood pressure navigat...

Saving on your prescription medication costs begins at the doctor’s office, before you get to the pharmacy. 1) Ask questions. Before you leave the doctor’s office be absolutely clear what each medicine written on your prescription is for. You may alr...

Nearly 40 Bermudians attended the first ever public meeting to give firsthand accounts of horrific experiences at the King Edward VII Memorial. One woman broke down in tears as she recounted how the hospital nearly killed her husband not once but twi...

Health Minister Zane DeSilva issued a robust response to Opposition criticism on his portfolio contained in the Budget Reply yesterday. A statement sent to the media on his behalf defended the initiative to cap spending on the hospital subsidy and qu...