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I hear people say all the time, “I took the stairs today” or, “Whew that hill was steep. I got my exercise in today”. This made me wonder if most of us know the difference between exercise and physical activity. Physical activity can be defined as ...

Thanks to B.F & M, Bermuda Red Cross have a new van to deliver the larger medical equipment to customers. After 11 years the Land Rover, that had been donated by Land Rover UK, had to be retired due to many mechanical problems which is why it was so ...

Mothers of children with rare medical syndromes are calling for a national day of recognition to highlight the unusual challenges they face. Today, February 28, is marked around the world as International Rare Disease Day. Tanya Dyer and Sarah Robins...

A Department of Health scheme to promote exercise and diet kicks off next week. The Fitness in the Park programme is to begin on Monday. A Government spokeswoman said: “The Department has partnered with local gyms to promote the important role that...

A plan to make wheelie bins compulsory in Hamilton should be considered for the entire country, an environmental health specialist said yesterday. Armell Thomas, the senior Environmental Health Officer, added: “I think that trash should not be picked...

The island’s top magistrate said yesterday it was “mind-boggling” that he had nowhere other than prison to send a man with mental health and drug problems who admitted punching his mother. Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe added that it was “astounding”...

Funding for an Autism Spectrum Disorder programme for preschoolers has been championed by a charity leader. Minister of Finance Curtis Dickinson announced on Friday that $327,000 would be set aside to develop the programme in 2019-20. Anthony Peets, ...

Many of us have done it. We are running late and rush out of the house eating breakfast as we go. It doesn’t seem like such a big deal. However, eating on the run could be costing you your healthy habits and lead to weight gain. Studies have shown ...

The public is invited to attend the final day of an international science conference focusing on diabetes. The annual Bermuda Principles Impact Conference introduces an Education Day this year which will be open to the public on Saturday at the Fairm...

The Bermuda Health Council is announcing a 2019 research collaboration with The Family Centre, a Bermuda charity. To enhance the delivery of health services and better understand social determinants of health here in Bermuda, the Health Council will ...

Residents could know more about the healthcare choices available to them when health sector businesses join a revamped Health Council register. The Bermuda Health Council has invited the over 300 healthcare businesses across the country to register w...

A teenaged schoolgirl who carried out research into the genetic reasons for “a sweet tooth” has expanded her study to include more men and people with Type 2 diabetes. Kameron Young, 17 and in her final year of the International Baccalaureate Diploma...