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A three-times Olympic runner who has battled bipolar disorder asked people yesterday to drop stigma towards mental illness so they can help others tackle their mental health problems. Suzy Favor Hamilton explained that it could take a long time for s...

Let’s see if we can stop the cycle of deciding to make change and then not following through this year. Did you make a new year’s resolution? How’s it going so far? Did you make any last year? Did you keep them or were they broken? Here are a few t...

Dear Sir, I want to thank Bob Stewart for his opinion piece in The Royal Gazette on the health reforms. I want to thank him because it shows so clearly why people oppose the proposed reforms: disinterest in a common good and lack of understanding. Th...

Patients 1st is a weekly column where the Bermuda Medical Doctors Association answers your questions about the proposed Bermuda Health Plan 2020 and how it may impact you and your family Today’s question on healthcare reform reflects on what could h...

Bermuda would do well to study the healthcare system of the Netherlands as a possible model for the island in the future. That’s the view of Bermudian health economist Aaron Evans, who works in the industry in Europe. The former national team track a...

Yesterday morning I woke up a little late and catapulted myself out of bed with my heart racing at 100mph. I looked at the clock and figured I could just about shower, get dressed, feed the veritable farm of animals and get to work within a 40-minute...

I want to swim … but I don’t want to get wet. You know what I mean. I want to swim like Michael Phelps. I want to feel the awesome, semi-weightless buoyancy of my body basking in a nice body of water, but I just don’t want to get wet. I don’t want t...

Young people are encouraged to apply for a summer student programme at the Bermuda Hospitals Board. The BHB said it wants Bermudians to join its team to help it provide “the highest-quality healthcare through service excellence, education and leaders...

Patients 1st is a weekly column where the Bermuda Medical Doctors Association answers your questions about the proposed Bermuda Health Plan 2020 and how it may impact you and your family The phrase “new year, new you” usually provokes one of two res...

Christine Foster calls it a post-holiday hormone reboot. In a nutshell, it’s a solution to the plagues that are common at this time of year. “At Christmas there’s so much pressure in buying gifts, work commitments, social parties with friends,” said ...

Dear Sir, It was interesting to hear that presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is reported to have stated that medical care for all would bankrupt the United States. He is proposing a system that gives people as much cover as possible. I wonder ...

Mothers with young children often find it difficult to find time to exercise. Dre Hinds is taking away the excuses. Baby Phat is the name of her six-week fitness programme. Held twice a week, each class runs 45 minutes. Infants and toddlers are invit...