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A local kidney transplant service would save lives and offer patients with chronic kidney disease a better quality of life, according to the Global Transplant Initiative. The Norwegian company has proposed setting up a live-donor transplantation prog...

Discussions on the “difficult issue” of end-of-life care are needed now more than ever, the health minister said this morning. Kim Wilson said a proper debate was “vital to ensure our last days are comfortable, meaningful and affordable”. Ms Wilson...

Dear Sir, Thank you for the vent that is to follow on behalf of my 90-year-old father. He recently went for a checkup to his doctor and was charged copay of $200. Is it me or does this seem an outrageous fee? Having left school at an early age to hel...

Services will be interrupted at Hamilton Health Centre on Victoria Street on Thursday afternoon. The Department of Health team will be off site between noon and 4.30pm, receiving training to combat the rise in obesity and diabetes. Offices will remai...

Two elevators have been repaired at the Sylvia Richardson Care Facility after reports last year of residents being confined to one floor. A team of four from Otis Bermuda repaired and replaced the controls, wiring and motor controls of the elevators...

National Recovery Month is being observed by the Department for National Drug Control throughout September. The Department says it will educate Bermuda residents about substance use, treatment and mental health services, which can enable those with a...

The mother of a special needs adult has criticised the island’s lack of resources, claiming clients are being neglected. And the woman said the only specialist unit, the K. Margaret Carter Centre, was decades behind international standards and had co...

Free health services are being provided in the West End this afternoon. “Taking it to the Streets” is offering free blood sugar, blood pressure, weight monitoring and cardiac risk profiling testing in Sandys this afternoon. The testing — open to al...

Universal, unique numbers for anyone who enters the health system will be trialled this year. A Unique Patient Identifier database is being created to reduce concerns of patient confidentiality, mistaken identity and unnecessary duplication, a Bermud...

Fewer than 30 deceased organ donations have been orchestrated in Bermuda in the past 16 years, according to a hospital anaesthesiologist. Kerry Brislane said demand for replacement organs in Bermuda was rising at a “frightening” rate and appealed for...

A simple eye test can help diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease years before memory problems start, according to a visiting ophthalmologist. Clement Trempe, who spoke at Bermuda’s first Alzheimer’s and Dementia summit, revealed that the eye and the brain are...

Obesity and depression can go hand in hand, making it harder for people to shed the pounds, according to Bermuda Wellness and Outreach Centre physician Caren Griffith-Fadlin. Although the link is not absolute, people are more likely to default from a...