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health12 days ago•3 min saved

Bermuda Slashes GLP-1 Diabetes Drug Costs with Generics

Bermuda’s Diabetes Association is rolling out generic semaglutide (a GLP-1 drug) via its community pharmacy, making treatments for diabetes and obesity cheaper and more accessible. Generics offer the same active ingredient and quality at significantly lower prices, potentially cutting monthly costs by more than half and easing financial pressure on patients, insurers, and the healthcare system. The move follows insurer partnerships and ongoing efforts to bend healthcare costs while expanding access.

via Royal Gazette | Bermuda|

#bermuda #generics #glp-1

health28 days ago•3 min saved

Bermuda urges HIV testing as cases rise amid Awareness Month

In Bermuda, Health Minister Kim Wilson reported a recent uptick in new HIV cases (four in the last four weeks) alongside HIV Awareness Month; about 306 people were living with HIV as of December 31, 2025. Officials are pushing expanded testing and prevention, noting that an undetectable viral load from antiviral treatment prevents transmission. Free, confidential testing is available at the Hamilton Health Centre, and authorities emphasize reducing stigma and encouraging regular testing to protect health and curb spread.

via Royal Gazette | Bermuda|

#awareness #bermuda #health

world2 months ago•5 min saved

King Charles III kicks off Bermuda visit with culture, coastguard trip and cake-cutting

King Charles III arrives in Bermuda for his first visit as monarch, meeting Gombey dancers and the public, viewing artefacts from the transatlantic slave trade, inspecting the Royal Bermuda Regiment, taking a coastguard boat trip, and marking the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo's 100th anniversary with cake-cutting on Trunk Island.

via BBC|

#bermuda #gombey-dance #king-charles-iii

space3 months ago•1 min saved

Bermuda Tracks NASA's Artemis II Lunar Mission from Cooper's Island

NASA's Artemis II crewed mission to orbit the Moon for about ten days will launch from Kennedy Space Center with four astronauts; Bermuda's Cooper's Island tracking station will monitor the flight, with Bermudian engineer Kimille Trott coordinating from NASA's Marshall Center in Huntsville as the crew observes the Moon from 4,000–6,000 miles altitude, seeing the entire lunar disk including polar regions.

via Royal Gazette | Bermuda|

#artemis #bermuda #moon

policy5 months ago•23 min saved

Bermuda bets on a fully on-chain economy with Coinbase and Circle

Bermuda unveiled a plan, announced at Davos, to transform the island into a fully onchain economy by partnering with Coinbase and Circle to deploy digital asset infrastructure across government, banks, businesses, and consumers. The initiative centers on piloting stablecoin payments (USDC), expanding USDC adoption, and supporting tokenization and digital finance education, with a non-exclusive approach that could attract additional technology partners while lowering costs and broadening access to global finance.

via The Block|

#bermuda #circle #coinbase

science6 months ago•4 min saved

Scientists Discover Enigmatic 20-Kilometer Structure Beneath Bermuda Triangle

Scientists discovered a massive, 20-kilometer-thick, low-density rock formation beneath Bermuda, challenging traditional island formation theories by suggesting a deep mantle origin linked to ancient volcanic activity and deep carbon-rich mantle processes, which helps explain Bermuda's persistent elevation and unique geological history.

via Indian Defence Review|

#bermuda #deep-mantle #hidden-structure

science6 months ago•2 min saved

Scientists Discover Unusual Deep Structure Beneath Bermuda Triangle

Scientists have discovered a thick layer of low-density rock beneath Bermuda, which may explain the island's unusual buoyancy and the persistent swell supporting it, despite the absence of recent volcanic activity or a mantle plume. This underplating could be a remnant of volcanic activity from 30-35 million years ago, helping Bermuda stay above water until sea levels rise further.

via ScienceAlert|

#bermuda #geology #mantle-layer

science6 months ago•3 min saved

Scientists Uncover Massive Underground Structure Beneath Bermuda, Challenging Geological Understanding

A seismic study uncovered a massive, 12.4-mile-thick rock layer beneath Bermuda, challenging existing geological models and suggesting ancient volcanic activity may have contributed to the island's uplift, which defies typical mantle hotspot patterns. This discovery could reshape understanding of island formation and Earth's crustal processes.

via The Debrief|

#bermuda #geology #mantle-anomaly

science6 months ago•3 min saved

Massive Subsurface Rock Formation Reveals Island's Ancient Roots

A recent study reveals a massive, lighter rock slab beneath Bermuda, nearly 13 miles thick, which lifts the island above the oceanic crust. This discovery challenges previous understanding of Bermuda's volcanic origins, suggesting the island sits on a buoyant, ancient intrusion rather than a recent volcanic hotspot, and highlights the island's unique geological history.

via Royal Gazette | Bermuda|

#bermuda #geology #science

science6 months ago•1 min saved

Scientists Uncover a Unique, Ancient Structure Beneath Bermuda

Scientists have discovered a massive, dense rock structure beneath Bermuda that explains its appearance of floating in the ocean. This unique layer, formed over millions of years after the island's volcanic activity ceased, acts like a raft within the tectonic plate, raising the ocean floor and preventing Bermuda from sinking. The discovery was made using seismic data from earthquake recordings, revealing a layer not seen elsewhere in the world.

via ABC News|

#bermuda #geology #oceanic-crust

science6 months ago•3 min saved

Mysterious Giant Structure Discovered Beneath Bermuda Challenging Earth’s Mantle Theories

Scientists have discovered an unusual, thick, less dense rock layer beneath Bermuda's oceanic crust, which may explain why the island has remained afloat despite volcanic inactivity for over 30 million years. This layer, possibly formed from stalled magma or mantle modifications, appears to be holding Bermuda up and is unique compared to similar layers worldwide, offering insights into Earth's geological processes.

via New York Post|

#bermuda #geophysical-research #oceanic-crust

science6 months ago•3 min saved

Scientists Discover Unprecedented Massive Structure Beneath Bermuda

Bermuda's unique geological structure is explained by a 20-kilometer-thick, less dense mantle layer beneath it, which acts like a mantle plume, despite Bermuda lacking recent volcanic activity or typical plume features. This discovery challenges existing models of mantle plumes and suggests Bermuda is supported by an unusual mantle layer, possibly due to its geological history or composition.

via IFLScience|

#bermuda #geophysics #mantle-layer

science6 months ago•4 min saved

Scientists Uncover Mysterious 20km Structure Beneath Bermuda

Scientists have discovered a massive 12.4-mile-thick, unusual rock layer beneath Bermuda, challenging existing geological models and potentially explaining the island's persistent oceanic swell despite the absence of recent volcanic activity. This layer, a remnant of ancient volcanic activity linked to the breakup of Pangea, offers new insights into Earth's tectonic processes and Bermuda's unique geological history.

via Indian Defence Review|

#bermuda #deep-structure #geology

weather8 months ago•0 min saved

Hurricane Melissa Causes Flooding and Damage Across the Caribbean and U.S.

Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 2 storm, is moving towards Bermuda and Newfoundland, bringing heavy rain to the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions of the US.

via The Washington Post|

#bermuda #hurricane #melissa

weather9 months ago•3 min saved

Hurricanes Imelda and Humberto Threaten US East Coast with Strong Waves and Flooding

Bermuda is preparing for Hurricane Imelda, which is strengthening and expected to pass close to the island early Thursday morning with winds potentially reaching Category 2 strength, and may transition into a powerful extratropical storm with dangerous winds, while the Atlantic remains relatively quiet overall.

via Yale Climate Connections|

#bermuda #extratropical-storm #hurricane-imelda