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A benefit concert will be held this weekend to help the man behind Snowy’s snowballs as he battles cancer. Larry Ingham and his wife Pamela have suffered financial difficulties since he had multiple myeloma diagnosed last May, causing a tumour to fra...

A cancer patient who needs treatment but was blocked from leaving the island because of an administrative error has been left “at her wit’s end” trying to regain permission to travel. “I’m back to square one doing the same things all over again, but ...

The Bermuda Mental Health Foundation is continuing with its Message in a Bottle Campaign aimed at depression awareness and suicide prevention. The campaign requires companies and individuals to leave a USB message in a bottle after which it is passed...

The second in a series of forums titled “Ageing in Bermuda” will take place this Friday at St. Theresa’s Church Hall in Hamilton. From 7.30pm, the event will feature a five-person panel of presenters speaking about healthcare, ageing and health on t...

The “Docs for Dinner” event featuring internationally-renowned neurosurgeon Keith Black has reached the seating capacity. The event, organised by Bermuda HealthCare Service and Brown-Darrell Clinic, will take place today at the Hamilton Princess from...

Healthcare in Bermuda has historically focused on curing patients and treating problems once they have happened. However, with changing eating habits and a fast-paced society setting the stage for chronic conditions, medical practitioners at the Berm...

The Ministry of Health, Seniors and Environment has reminded the public that the Hamilton and Warwick centres for clinical services will be closed on the afternoons of Monday, March 14 and Tuesday March 15. The closure will allow Department of Healt...

The Ministry of Health’s overarching theme for the year ahead is a continued battle against the rise in obesity and diabetes. Jeanne Atherden, the Minister of Health, presented a comprehensive breakdown of her health budget during a late session in ...

Melanie Gardiner embarked on a six-year course to become a nutritional therapist after she found out she had coeliac disease. Now more than halfway through her studies, the mother of one is channelling her spare time and energy into implementing a n...

Bermuda’s list of reportable diseases will be updated to include recent threats such as the Zika virus, under legislation passed by Parliament. The Public Health Amendment Act, brought by health minister Jeanne Atherden, also provides a mechanism to ...