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Protesters cheered outside the Cabinet Building last night after an unpopular proposal to adopt more stringent insurance coverage for mammography was dropped. It was an abrupt about-face for Jeanne Atherden, the Minister of Health, who told about 200...

A small pop-up tent would not suffice for this year’s Mount Saint Agnes Academy Relay for Life team. It was more than the bullying wind, however, that caused the MSA Saints to upgrade its shelter. It was rallying support from students, faculty, staff...

A spontaneous decision to quietly protest by hanging bras outside of the Cabinet building has been well received, organisers have said. The demonstration against legislation that would bring in new clinical guidelines for the mammogram breast cancer ...

I have been following the recent debate regarding provision of mammography screening in Bermuda from my home far afield. As a Bermudian GP with a particular interest in public health, I have practised in the UK, Bermuda and now Australia, and I have ...

A young woman fighting cancer is putting together a fundraiser to help cover medical expenses. Latroya Caines, 26, said she hopes the “talent concert” will not only provide support for herself and two other cancer sufferers, but serve as a celebratio...

Bermuda is now one of more than 20 countries where thousands of people take part in annual Relay For Life events. Organisers and participants in the weekend’s highly successful sponsored walk at the National Sports Centre are to be congratulated for ...

The Relay for Life, an annual 24-hour cancer charity fundraiser marked around the world, has doubled in size since its Bermuda launch in 2014. The relay closed at 6.30pm on Saturday with $451,495 raised for cancer prevention and detection. Founder Ro...

New proposals affecting insurance coverage for mammograms were again defended by Health Minister Jeanne Atherden yesterday. Coverage is to be switched over to the more stringent clinical practices of the United States, according to a new Bill. In ad...

Premier Michael Dunkley has extended his support and appreciation to all those who took part in the Relay For Life. Mr Dunkley, whose wife Pamela was among the thousands of entrants, attended the National Sports Centre on Saturday to thank the volu...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) has thrown its support behind new and tighter guidelines for clinical practice, including government healthcare cover for the mammogram, which screens for breast cancer. Although Minister of Health Jeanne Atherden ha...

The second annual Relay for Life, the world’s largest fundraising event for cancer prevention and detection, is set to go ahead today and tomorrow. Teams will take turns walking laps around a track for 24 hours to raise awareness and funds, some of w...

A couple hit hard by cancer are giving back to the community that helped them through their illnesses. Jenna Martin, 41, spent eight months battling ovarian cancer. Her 36-year-old husband John was diagnosed with a brain tumour only two days after...