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Dust mites thrive in Bermuda’s warm and humid climate. While generally harmless to most people, they can cause health problems for asthmatics and those sensitive to their droppings. Asthma charity Open Airways has been running the Pillows for Preve...

The Bermuda Organ Donor Association is encouraging patients waiting for organ donation to attend its event tomorrow. The charity will bring together people who are waiting for a transplant with those who have been through the same, or similar, medica...

The Island is at a critical stage in addressing its healthcare needs and reform is vital to creating a more sustainable health system, according to Jeanne Atherden. But the Minister of Health, Seniors and Environment said changing Bermuda’s culture f...

The first voluntary registration of Bermuda’s health service providers is complete, the Bermuda Health Council has announced. There are about 320 health service providers on the Island and 2,470 registered health professionals. Jeanne Atherden, the ...

The most striking element of Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address as President of the United States was the declaration to take the fight against the world’s most skilled and elusive killer to unprecedented levels. Some proclaimed that Tue...

Health professionals have spoken out about the benefits of planning ahead for pregnancy. According to the nurses at the Hamilton Health Centre, unplanned pregnancies can be stressful and family planning can assist the health and wellbeing of parents...

The Bermuda Organ Donor Association is hoping to help to alleviate some of the stress experienced by patients waiting for a transplant. The charity is organising an event this month that will allow those on the donor waiting list to meet others who h...

Bermudians are not getting value for money when it comes to healthcare, according to Tawanna Wedderburn. Addressing Hamilton Rotary’s weekly meeting, the chief executive of the Bermuda Health Council gave a presentation illustrating the Island’s annu...

Julee Smith is considered a hero, of sorts, at Westgate Correctional Facility. About 15 per cent of the inmates suffer from asthma; the nurse recently took a course to better help them out. “In nursing school there was only a chapter or two on asthma...

After two years of teaching social skills to autistic children in Hamilton, Amber Clark has witnessed some remarkable developments. The Paget native participates in a programme every second and fourth Saturday of the month at the Tomorrow’s Voices a...

A documentary about the human papillomavirus will next week be premiering on the Island at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. “Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic” reveals the dangers of the virus, which can cause six types of cancer, incl...

As anybody who has done it will tell you, the Full Triangle Challenge part of the Bermuda Marathon Weekend is not for the faint-hearted. However, six have decided to tackle the mile, 10-kilometre and full marathon between the Friday night and Sunda...