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The island is to host an international medical summit next month. The Pink and Teal Conference on Breast and Ovarian Cancer will bring a “who’s who” of specialists to Bermuda from June 13 to 15. William Keegan, president of Innovative Medical Confere...

Children are suffering an increase in severe mental health problems, a child psychologist has warned. Carla Bean, of Child and Adolescent Services at the Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute, said she had seen an increase in youngsters who self-harmed or...

Nurse of the Year Geneive Williams-Hart knew from a young age that she wanted to care for people. She found a career as a nurse was a perfect fit and now she has worked in paediatrics for almost three decades. Her dedication was recognised at the w...

At the age of 35, Kimberley Best was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her diagnosis in 2010 came a year almost to the day that one of her dearest friends had called to say she also had the disease. “You get the call from your doctor and you just know. T...

Asthma charity Open Airways is to organise a short walk to celebrate 20 years of helping Bermuda breathe easier. The Love Your Lungs stroll around Hamilton’s City Hall will be part of the charity’s education event on Tuesday to mark World Asthma Day....

The Bermuda Organ Donor Association appealed yesterday for the public to consider organ donation and to make their wishes clear to their families. The news came as the association greeted morning commuters at Crow Lane roundabout and encouraged them ...

Kendall Harvey’s life was saved five years ago by someone who volunteered to be an organ donor. Mr Harvey, who had chronic heart failure and urgently needed a heart transplant, wants to encourage others to give the gift of life. The 66-year-old reti...

Dementia patients in Bermuda have benefited from an international therapy course to improve memory and mood. Four of the seven participants showed better thought processes, four saw an improvement in their mood and three said they had a better qualit...

For months, she felt like a helpless spectator to her father’s struggle with Alzheimer’s. Plans involving basic logistics would flummox him like a complex battle plan. But after a pilot programme offered by Action on Alzheimer’s & Dementia proved a h...

More than 100 patients have benefited from radiation therapy since a specialist treatment unit opened at Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre last year. Now the charity is gearing up to host its fifth annual Relay for Life fundraiser to help cover the ou...