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As Valentine’s Day is upon us, there tends to be a focus on all things sweet and/or chocolate. Coincidentally, I just finished reviewing the Consultation document produced by the Government’s Ministry of Health in connection with the proposed sugar ...

To her friends, Cymai Weller was a bright ray of sunshine that lit up a room. To her family, she was a brave and bubbly teenager who always thought of others, even during her 20-month battle against a rare form of childhood cancer. The 15-year-old Be...

Doctors from a top US hospital have helped island practitioners to keep up with the latest developments in heart and kidney treatment. The team from New York-Presbyterian Hospital held a seminar organised by the Bermuda Heart Foundation and sponsored...

Convinced that a plant-based diet reversed her father’s diabetes, Doreen Williams James started cooking. She’s now offering her savoury and sweet vegan dishes to anyone looking to make a lifestyle change. “As a funeral director, I see the results of ...

For the past two years, brave Brennan Watkins has spent almost as much time in hospitals battling a rare form of leukaemia as he has in school. The five-year-old has completed 21 of 26 months of chemotherapy treatment since his diagnosis in April 201...

Giovanna Watson has been upfront about her fight with cancer since the disease was diagnosed four years ago. Now the 41-year-old author of Dear Cancer, Let Me Introduce Myself has been made Bermuda’s first Global Relay for Life Hero of Hope. Ms Watso...

The Bermuda Heart Foundation and New York-Presbyterian Hospital are partnering to host a seminar this weekend. The seminar is intended to help local medical experts learn more about advancements in cardiology and nephrology. Simone Barton, chief exec...

A total of 15 cases of cervical cancer were reported in Bermuda last year, a Department of Health spokeswoman revealed last night. The news came as the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre asked women to get screened for the disease and reminded parents...

Specialists in heart and lung problems are to visit the island this month. Ofer Sagiv, an expert in heart medicine, will be at Northshore Medical & Aesthetics Centre from January 27 to 29, and Maciej Walczyszyn, who specialises in lung and critical ...

An obesity expert is on a mission to get residents to own their health and recognise self-destructive behaviours. Jane DeVille-Almond will share tips on what people can do to tackle obesity and diabetes at the Ministry of Health’s Commit to Change e...

The expression “Bermuda is another world” pops into my mind almost every day; I wish I could say for always good reasons. Sadly, I also think of the expression in a not so positive way as well. The latter was my initial feeling when I read the Sugar ...

Losing weight is not easy if you hate exercise and love cake. However, members of Bermuda’s successful Diabetes Reversal Programme have discovered that anything is possible with the right guidance and encouragement. About 30 participants got together...