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Bermuda’s treatment of stroke patients has improved but much more still needs to be done, according to Mark Selley of the Bermuda Stroke and Family Support Association. Mr Selley said that while they had been fighting to improve insurance coverage an...

Mark Selley was just 38 in 1991 when he suffered a stroke and was told by a doctor he would never walk again. Less than a year later, he was out of his wheelchair and dedicated to making sure a support system was in place in Bermuda for stroke patien...

More than two dozen walkers and their dogs participated as “Team Bermuda Gold” for an international walking event to raise awareness and funds for research for TTP. TTP is the acronym for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura, a rare autoimmune blood ...

A health campaigner is urging people not to be complacent about HIV and Aids ­— with more than 200 residents living with the infection today as a result of sexual contact. Russ Ford, cofounder of the Supportive Therapy for Aids persons and their Rela...

Medical professionals will be handing out free advice at the Be Healthy Bermuda fair today. The event at the Women’s Resource Centre, on Point Finger Road, will include free blood pressure screenings and healthy snacks and giveaways. Dinamarie Garcia...

Fundraisers have handed over $15,000 to three young women to help with the cost of their medical care. Gaynell Hayward-Caesar, of the 3D (three diverse, delivered and determined women) Committee, said that the fundraising Gospel Explosion event came ...

The rising cost of health insurance premiums is unsustainable and unaffordable for the Island’s seniors, according to Age Concern. Claudette Fleming, the charity’s executive director, said that “across the board” hikes including new increases to HIP ...

A health fair is to offer the public an opportunity to talk to medical professionals and get free screenings. The Be Healthy Bermuda event, sponsored by the Lahey Hospital and Medical Centre, is scheduled to be held at the Women’s Resource Centre on ...

Senior Magistrate Juan Wolffe is prepared to join lobbying efforts to put pressure on legislators when it comes to updating Bermuda’s laws dealing with mental health. Mr Wolffe spoke candidly with The Royal Gazette on the introduction of restorative ...

Several employers have been removed from a list of companies suspected by the Bermuda Health Council of operating without health insurance. According to the BHeC website, Options Electrical, Serenity Gardens Nursing Home and Byrdies Ltd are no longer...