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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...

One of the unpleasant aspects of diabetes is that wounds are slow to heal, creating the potential for serious infections and even amputations. Given the prevalence of the disease in Bermuda, it’s an issue that is all too familiar in many Bermudian ho...

A doctor who joined forces with former premier Ewart Brown to threaten legal action against the Government over a cut in medical scan fees is to open a new clinic to provide MRI and CT imaging. JJ Soares warned last year that plans for the walk-in ce...

Former world boxing champion Teresa Perozzi called on police yesterday to drop an investigation into a birth companion who helped her to have a baby at home without medics present. Sophia Cannonier, a non-medical birth supporter known as a doula, was...

A cruise ship diverted to Bermuda yesterday to drop off a sick passenger. A Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre spokesman said the agent for Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas told them on Tuesday evening that the ship would change course for Bermu...

A “large-scale fraud and corruption inquiry” is nearing completion, according to an affidavit from Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Wright. In a statement dated last August, Mr Wright said the probe was in “a critical phase” and expressed concern it c...

Demand for the services of chiropractors is on the rise in Bermuda with “text neck” and slipped discs becoming more and more prevalent. This is according to Reid Robinson of Inside Out Wellness Centre which recently hired a new doctor of chiropracti...

A United States plastic surgeon formerly of Bermuda has had a colourful career turn as a guest expert on the new talk show Coco & Ice. Christopher Johnson appeared on the premier of the show, which features rapper Ice-T and his wife, the model Coco A...

A juice tanker called on Bermuda over the weekend to drop off an injured crewman, according to Bermuda Maritime Operations. The refrigerated orange juice tanker Orange Ocean diverted on Saturday and sent ashore a 43-year-old officer yesterday with a ...

A sailor requiring “urgent treatment” for gastric problems was brought to shore this weekend for an operation, according to the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre. The skipper of the 152ft British sailing vessel, Pink Gin, was picked up by ambulance ...

Opposition leader Marc Bean has called on Government to abandon plans to introduce pre-certification for medical testing. In a statement this morning, Mr Bean said: “The news that the Bermuda Medical Doctors’ Association (BMDA) opposes the OBA’s pre-...

An insurance company has pledged to make sure a speech-impaired toddler gets the medical help she needs — after the child’s mother was made redundant twice in the past year. Single mother Alvina Brangman had begun fundraising to ensure her two-year-o...