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Asthma charity Open Airways is backing proposed legislation amendments that will restrict the sale of electronic cigarettes. The Tobacco Control Act 2015, first announced in last year’s Throne Speech, is expected to be debated by MPs in the House of...

The waiting period for routine oral health services is now up to eight months, the Ministry of Health, Seniors and Environment has admitted. Ten days ago, Government dentists stopped accepting new patients, as two employees finished their list of ac...

Hospital authorities are being urged to let fathers stay overnight with their partners on KEMH’s maternity ward before and after their babies are born. A new pilot programme lets dads and other partners stay to give support to mothers after their new...

A pledge to commit to gender equality and a focus on human rights have piqued the interest of environmentalists. While the Throne Speech neglected to hit a few items from Greenrock’s wish list, Jonathan Starling said there were certainly things he we...

A new pilot scheme allowing fathers to stay overnight at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after their babies are born will benefit only those who can afford or are allotted a private room. Guidelines were quietly rolled out last month which allow ne...

Bermuda does not have the infrastructure to support people requiring long-term care in a community setting, according to Claudette Fleming. The executive director of charity Age Concern was responding to the announcement in the Throne Speech that the...

Access to medication for chronic illnesses is a vital component of quality healthcare, according to the Bermuda Health Council. While less expensive drugs would not end the suffering, they would make a difference and enable an environment where adhe...

A food and nutrition adviser from the Pan American Health Organisation visited Bermuda to provide technical support for the development of a child healthy eating programme. Audrey Morris held talks with Department of Health programme managers, Bermud...

A life-saving drug used to reverse heroin overdoses can now be administered by all emergency medical technicians in Bermuda without a doctor’s approval after hospital chiefs acted on a coroner’s recommendation. Bermuda Hospitals Board has changed its...

Dear Sir, There should be a protest march against this new piece of legislation that came at us seniors like a rocket out of the blue. How in the name of so-called compassion could a complete legislative body even, by a long shot, pass a draconian la...

Dear Mr Editor, Recently, the health ministry authored and is trying to push through a Bill (August 17, 2015) being called the Tobacco Control Act 2015, which would effectively put Bermuda’s only local cigar roller out of business. It will also seve...

Health bosses are exploring ways to tackle crippling healthcare bills as a new study shows Bermuda costs twice as much as other islands. The Island’s healthcare figure of more than $10,000 per capita per year dwarfs that of all other 14 islands, incl...