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Asthma charity Open Airways will be hosting events on three days this week to help sufferers learn how to manage their condition. “Do you have an asthma action plan?” is the theme of World Asthma Day, which falls tomorrow and sees Bermuda join about...

Teen Services is to proclaim May as Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. The charity is inviting the public to a ceremony to mark the launch of a campaign on the subject at its base next to Fort Hamilton on Wednesday, at 12.30pm. It said in a statement: ...

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...

Lingerie stores and barbershops are giving out male and female condoms ahead of Valentine’s Day this week. The initiative was organised by the Department of Health to mark Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day on Friday. “It’s an annual even...

Primary students got to “play dentist” as part of a fun and educational programme run by Kerin Oral Care. As part of the practice’s Give Kids a Smile Day, the children learnt about oral hygiene and nutrition, and even got to dress up as dentists. Eac...

Hospital authorities have revealed information about 13 adverse events in the past five years which, in some cases, led to the death or permanent injury of patients. The Bermuda Hospitals Board disclosed the information in response to a public access...

Bermuda’s community needs educating about Alzheimer’s so sufferers can be given adequate support, according to Marie Fay, an occupational therapist for Action on Alzheimer’s & Dementia. Ms Fay said some people end up disappearing from day-to-day soci...

The Government should prioritise tackling Bermuda’s sky-high obesity rates over curbing its tobacco use, according to former Minister of Health Zane DeSilva. However, the Ministry of Health, Seniors and Environment responded by insisting that it was...

Politicians dealing with deaf rights in Bermuda are “like lions without teeth”, a community leader has claimed. Franklin Fahnbulleh, coordinator of services at the Bermuda Islands Association of the Deaf (BIAD) charity, insisted that interpreting ser...

Initiatives aimed at raising children’s physical activity levels are expected to be launched next year as part of the new Premier’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition. The Department of Health has teamed up with a host of professionals to estab...