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Government is calling on the public to keep a watch out for two pest vine species being found around the island. Kudzu and hyacinth beans were reported in Bermuda in 2008 and, despite efforts to remove the aggressive vines, patches remain. A governme...

A new service to better detect breast cancer has been launched by Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre. Digital breast tomosynthesis or 3-D mammography enables radiologists to see more clearly and is a first for the island. BCHC executive director Tara...

An island-wide campaign has been launched to help people with asthma take control of the condition. Blue “quick reliever” asthma inhalers are being featured on 23 public buses and in newspaper advertisements to raise awareness. BHB asthma nurse edu...

David Burt has offered his personal congratulations to cancer researcher Carika Weldon. The Premier, who met with Dr Weldon at the Cabinet Office, said in a statement: “At a very young age, Dr Weldon has played and continues to play a significant rol...

Two clinical nurse educators have become certified dementia independent trainers at the Bermuda Hospitals Board. Tamra Broadley and Marina Cann attended a two-day course in Duluth, Georgia, meaning the BHB can add the “Positive Approach to Care” meth...

A tax on sugar introduced in Mexico in 2013 cut sales of sodas by 12 per cent — now the Bermuda Diabetes Association hopes a similar policy could do the same for Bermuda. It comes after the Throne Speech revealed that the Government would begin a con...

Patients’ knowledge of their prescription drugs could mean the difference between life and death in a natural disaster such as a hurricane, an expert warned. The Bermuda Diabetes Association spoke out as Bermuda’s hurricane season is in full swing an...

Family, friends, employers or complete strangers, there’s no one Laverne Scott won’t hit up for Pals. The Pembroke grandmother has raised $9,000 for the cancer charity in the last 14 years. “It’s simple,” she said, “I just put my feet in the street.”...

The Department of Health is reminding parents to monitor their children’s asthma as the start of the school year approaches. A spokeswoman for the department urged parents to ensure regular daily use of preventer inhalers, in case they have not been ...

Methods used to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis in Bermuda could be used to tackle other diseases such as hepatitis. Bermuda announced this month that it had reached the milestone of elimination of HIV and syphilis in newborns — ...

Schoolchildren with asthma should start using their preventive inhalers before the new school term begins, a charity has warned. Open Airways co-founder Liz Boden said mould and viruses in schools were responsible for a sharp rise in asthma, which le...

Lisa Brewster will be this year’s recipient of the Duperreault Fellowship, an endowment fund that supports the professional development of Bermuda residents working or studying in the field of substance abuse. Her award will fund her studies for a ma...