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A local kidney transplant service would save lives and offer patients with chronic kidney disease a better quality of life, according to the Global Transplant Initiative. The Norwegian company has proposed setting up a live-donor transplantation prog...

Updates for health and safety regulations at the island’s care and nursing homes will be debated by MPs today. As well as the second reading of the Residential Care Homes and Nursing Homes Amendment Act 2017, an assessment of the America’s Cup is exp...

Restaurant-goers in Bermuda can now check hygiene and food safety standards at their favourite eating-out spots after health watchdogs decided to go public with results of health inspections at food service outlets. The “grades on licences” scheme wa...

More than 1,900 employees got their health insurance back last year after employers were investigated by the Bermuda Health Council. This resulted in more than $660,000 being collected in health premiums, according to the health watchdog’s annual re...

Claudette Fleming has highlighted the urgent need for better protection of seniors as those over 65 will this month outnumber those under 14. Tougher legislation is also needed to prevent and protect vulnerable seniors from abuse, according to the ex...

The Ministry of Health and Seniors has advised the public not to eat Aunt Jemima brand frozen pancakes, waffles or French toast due to a potential risk of Listeria contamination. It is the second time this year that the Island has had a food recall ...

So summer is officially here and with it comes all the social drinking and barbecues that can unravel our good intentions so quickly. Grilling can be such a healthy way to cook but we are very good at loading up on all the unhealthy sides and sweet ...

At the Plum Line, we write a lot about the mechanics of politics — the processes of governing, the interplay of political forces, the back-and-forth between citizens and lawmakers, and so on. We do that because it is interesting and because it winds ...

A consultant forensic psychiatrist with the Bermuda Hospitals Board has helped create a new standard for how prisoners with health problems could be treated. Seb Henagulph was one of 11 psychiatrists tasked to create the Prison Public Health Position...

Universal, unique numbers for anyone who enters the health system will be trialled this year. A Unique Patient Identifier database is being created to reduce concerns of patient confidentiality, mistaken identity and unnecessary duplication, a Bermud...

Fewer than 30 deceased organ donations have been orchestrated in Bermuda in the past 16 years, according to a hospital anaesthesiologist. Kerry Brislane said demand for replacement organs in Bermuda was rising at a “frightening” rate and appealed for...

A simple eye test can help diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease years before memory problems start, according to a visiting ophthalmologist. Clement Trempe, who spoke at Bermuda’s first Alzheimer’s and Dementia summit, revealed that the eye and the brain are...