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Stroke patients will have access to “the best possible chance at full recovery”, thanks to a link-up between the Bermuda Hospitals Board and Johns Hopkins Medicine. The move, welcomed as a “dream come true” by campaigners, will see a primary stroke c...

Medical cannabis will come under the spotlight at an information session today. Debra Kimless, an anaesthesiologist and chief medical director for Maryland-based medical cannabis grower ForwardGro, will discuss medical uses for the drug at a free eve...

Janice Mullings-George has won the Nurse of the Year award. Ms Mullings-George, 35, who works in the post-anaesthesia care unit at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, said she was “humbled” by the accolade. She added: “There are a lot of people wh...

A vaccine expert is to discuss the myths and realities of vaccination at a public forum next week. Kristen Feemster, the director of research for the Vaccine Education Centre at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said she hoped her talk would h...

More than 40 emergency workers have been trained to provide “emotional CPR” by an American expert. Revital Goodman, a trauma specialist, said that it was vital first responders were equipped to provide early care to people who had experienced stressf...

Legal arguments in an action brought by the former chief executive of the Bermuda Health Council against her previous employer were heard behind closed doors yesterday. Tawanna Wedderburn said in March that she had asked for judicial review proceedin...

Bermuda’s public health sector is on a “guarded” alert after a resurgence of the measles virus in North America, the Caribbean and Europe, according to Cheryl Peek-Ball, the Chief Medical Officer. She cautioned that there had been no cases of measles...

A hike in premiums by a health insurance firm was done to boost profits, the health minister said yesterday. However, the president of BF&M hit back at Kim Wilson and said that the increases were due in part to proposed healthcare changes by the Gov...

The number of home healthcare providers has soared, resulting in an increase in abuse of the system, including scams such as time sheets submitted for patients who have died. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, revealed the figures last week but said...

Bermuda’s nearly 30-year record of being measles-free could be under threat after a drop in vaccination rates, and a surge in cases abroad, the Minister for Health warned yesterday. Kim Wilson said the number of young children receiving the measles, ...