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Heart palpitations. Dizziness. Nausea. Numbness. Trouble breathing. Chest pains. An all-encompassing feeling of dread. Heart attack? No, for many people these are the unpleasant symptoms of something much more mundane, a panic attack. They often seem...

A homeless man charged with assaulting a woman and abusive behaviour has been remanded in custody to have his fitness to plead examined for a second time. Junior Ming, known as “Scientist”, admitted the charges last week, but changed his plea to not ...

World Lupus Day will be marked today. The event was designed to bring together people affected by the autoimmune disease. The Bermuda Lupus Association will hold a tag day tomorrow. The tag day will run from 10am to 6pm in Hamilton, with tag sellers ...

It’s May! We’ve reached that time of year where, especially if you’ve slacked off with your exercise, we’re all rushing to get fit before Bermuda Day. We all know the benefits of keeping fit but that doesn’t mean you’re always motivated to do what’s ...

Pupils and parents were given advice on asthma when they gathered at an awareness event at City Hall. Asthma charity Open Airways organised “Helping Bermuda Breathe” to mark World Asthma Day and spread the message about the condition, which affects m...

Stroke patients will have access to “the best possible chance at full recovery”, thanks to a link-up between the Bermuda Hospitals Board and Johns Hopkins Medicine. The move, welcomed as a “dream come true” by campaigners, will see a primary stroke c...

Medical cannabis will come under the spotlight at an information session today. Debra Kimless, an anaesthesiologist and chief medical director for Maryland-based medical cannabis grower ForwardGro, will discuss medical uses for the drug at a free eve...

The Bermuda Society for the Blind has changed its name to Vision Bermuda to make more clear its mission to help everyone with sight problems. David Petty, the charity’s chairman, said that the name coincided with a drive to provide improved services ...

Janice Mullings-George has won the Nurse of the Year award. Ms Mullings-George, 35, who works in the post-anaesthesia care unit at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, said she was “humbled” by the accolade. She added: “There are a lot of people wh...

When testicular cancer was first diagnosed in me in 1984, at age 26, I heard but three words: “You have cancer.” Then my mind went to Brian’s Song — that 1971 TV movie that chronicled the life and death of pro football player Brian Piccolo. He also ...

A vaccine expert is to discuss the myths and realities of vaccination at a public forum next week. Kristen Feemster, the director of research for the Vaccine Education Centre at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said she hoped her talk would h...

More than 40 emergency workers have been trained to provide “emotional CPR” by an American expert. Revital Goodman, a trauma specialist, said that it was vital first responders were equipped to provide early care to people who had experienced stressf...