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Health minister continues efforts to tackle noncommunicable diseases

Scholarships totalling $10,000 have been awarded to three students by the Hospitals Auxiliary of Bermuda. Chelsea Basden, who is doing pre-med biology at Denison University, Ohio, received $5,000. Saraé Botelho was given $2,500 for studying science a...

Quarantine and test rules will be loosened next week, the health minister announced today. Kim Wilson also signalled changes to test requirements for schoolchildren, with a switch from PCR testing requirements to antigen testing. Ms Wilson said the q...

About 2,000 people have received vaccine booster shots so far, the health minister said today. Kim Wilson added the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and the National Sports Centre vaccine centres were administering boosters to people over the age o...

A family story of how EF Gordon, a civil rights hero and doctor, saved the life of five-year-old Mansfield “Jim” Brock inspired Mr Brock’s son to study medicine. The 83-year-old story came full circle when last month Malcolm Brock was appointed the E...

A string of events have been postponed and services closed as a result of the coronavirus. The Royal Gazette will update this page with details as they are received. To include a change of plans for your event, please e-mail news@royalgazette.com. • ...

Young people are encouraged to apply for a summer student programme at the Bermuda Hospitals Board. The BHB said it wants Bermudians to join its team to help it provide “the highest-quality healthcare through service excellence, education and leaders...

The Bermuda Cancer & Health Centre has been awarded accreditation in radiation oncology by the American College of Radiology. It is the first clinic outside the United States to achieve the recognition, a voluntary process designed to highlight excel...

A new education campaign designed to boost knowledge about asthma was sparked by the tragic death of a young boy in Britain. Open Airways, an island asthma charity, is offering the Support Children’s Health-Asthma online course. The George Coller M...

The Portuguese-speaking population is being targeted through a new diabetes education programme. The Bermuda Diabetes Association said it is providing the service because language barriers can make it difficult to promote awareness about the disease....