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Doctors will be unable to cope with a reduction in fees and an increased workload, the Bermuda Medical Doctors’ Association has warned. The BMDA said it backed improved access to healthcare, but that there were “significant costs” involved and more c...

Bermuda’s healthcare system will “implode” if general practitioners have restrictions placed on fees, a doctor warned last night. The source said Bermuda’s GPs faced costs up to three times those of the United States but fought to keep medical costs ...

A doctor has dismissed the idea that general practitioners were considering strike action. The doctor, who asked not to be named, said that the possibility of job action “was not mentioned at all” at a closed-door meeting held at King Edward VII Mem...

A diabetes expert called on the Government to ensure water and diet drinks are cheaper than sugary sodas and argued that the controversial sugar tax “completely missed the point”. David Cavan, a British-based doctor, questioned whether the island’s s...

Bermuda Hospitals Board advises the public of traffic diversions scheduled for Tuesday 25 June 2019 on the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) campus. The diversions will affect both vehicular and pedestrian traffic from approximately 7am until...

The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Bermuda held its third annual medical symposium this weekend aimed at raising awareness of the disease. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, commended the organisation for its work over more than 30 years. Ms Wilson s...

Community homes for mental health treatment in Bermuda are to be funded by the Government, the Premier pledged. David Burt said that funding for the homes would come in the “very near future”. The statement drew applause from the audience at the se...

Traumatic events in childhood have become a “public health emergency” that policymakers must tackle from the top, an expert warned yesterday. Mark Cloutier said legislators need to understand how the wider community is affected not only socially but ...

Five nurses have just completed a demanding 6-month asthma diploma course. Tiffany DeSilva -KEMH Catlin-Lindo, Alien Guilas – KEMH IV team, Kedese McPherson – KEMH maternity, Aashiqa Mehta-Smith – KEMH Gosling and Trevor Bend – Department of Correcti...

Traumatic events in childhood have become a “public health emergency” that policymakers must tackle from the top, an expert warned yesterday. Mark Cloutier said legislators need to understand how the wider community is affected not only socially but ...