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The first case of measles in Bermuda for some 25 years may have been detected, according to the Department of Health. The case is now being investigated by the Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit. Those close to the affected individual are being infor...

The Department of Health has issued a reminder on the importance of immunisation against measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases in light of recent US-based outbreaks. The Centers for Disease Control reporting a “large multi-scale measles outb...

Shadow Seniors’ Minister Derrick Burgess has criticised the OBA for dragging its feet over the issue of poor services and conditions in Bermuda’s senior care homes. The PLP MP has accused the government of “denials, delays and inaction” and has calle...

Flu shots will be given out to drive-through customers on Wednesday in Warwick, rather than tomorrow in Hamilton as originally planned. The Department of Health’s “flu express”, which had been set for 10am to 2pm at the car park of the Hamilton Healt...

Flu shots will be offered at sites around the Island next week, as the Department of Health starts its “flu express” service ahead of the winter months. The service allows people to drive up and get vaccinated while waiting in their cars. Those wishi...

Government have sent out a warning to Bermuda residents as the disease Chikungunya continues to spread in the Caribbean. A Department of Health spokeswoman advised that, in the wake of tropical storm Fay and Hurricane Gonzalo, the public should take...

The Department of Health has apologised to grieving mother Lynn Spencer for taking more than a year to complete a postmortem drug test on her late son. But it has failed to explain why the Government Lab has taken so long to analyse blood, urine and ...