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An initiative to raise money for a cancer charity which began two years ago has raised $8,000. The scheme, called the Bermuda Cancer Aid, was created in November 2020 by artist Jon Legere and consultant Holly Mazar-Fox, to raise money for the Bermud...

A decision by the American college of Radiology to stop certifying mammography services outside the US did not faze the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre. It just headed north to Canada and won accreditation from the Canadian Association of Radiolog...

The St John Ambulance is holding a second free pop-up clinic to give Covid-19 booster shots on Saturday. To qualify for the booster, people must have received both primary shots, with the last one having been administered at least five months before ...

Physically or intellectually challenged people will have a larger say in the community, the Government said yesterday. Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said the ministry had established the Disability Advisory Council a...

A consultant urologist is hoping to offer free monthly health clinics for men to help in the fight against prostate cancer. Jonathan Makanjuola wants to make it easier for the uninsured or underinsured to get a prostate exam and hopes to start the c...

The number of Bermudians needing dialysis treatment for kidney disease has increased fivefold in the past 20 years, according to a specialist doctor. Nephrologist Raphael Loutoby said about 250 people on the island require dialysis, compared with abo...

The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre hopes to raise $40,000 next month in support of Movember. During Movember, men grow their facial hair throughout all of November to raise awareness for men’s health issues such as testicular and prostate cancer a...

A social media campaign is due to be launched today to raise awareness around polio. The campaign, to mark World Polio Day, will be run by Bermuda’s Rotary Clubs and comes as the United States has seen its first case in a decade. Pembroke Rotary pres...

Kim Wilson, the Health Minister, today encouraged all women in Bermuda to get annual mammograms. Today marks National Mammography Day, and Ms Wilson said: “Today serves as a reminder of the importance of healthy breasts and the impact of breast cance...

Hospital authorities have issued an urgent appeal to the public to give blood because stocks have fallen. Bermuda Hospitals Board consultant haematologist Eyitayo Fakunle said: “Stocks of O positive blood in particular are currently lower than we wan...