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An athlete struck down by a stroke a year ago is to take part in a gruelling three-day sports event to celebrate his battle back to health. Bruce Sinclair, 45, will compete in the Bermuda Triangle Half Challenge, part of the Bermuda Marathon Weekend ...

Bermudians who hope to improve their health as part of their new year’s resolutions should focus on achievable goals, said a New York doctor set to speak in Bermuda this month. Paul Lee, medical director for Global Patient Services at NewYork-Presbyt...

Dear Sir, During the Christmas holidays, I was having a great time visiting friends and family until Boxing Day night. We were all saying how we were really enjoying the holidays, but as we sat and talked, a young man came in and joined the table of ...

Recognising that many young people are not making conscious health and wellness decisions, Generation Next founder and chairman Eron Hill said the organisation will be launching a “bespoke health and wellness awareness programme for young Bermudians”...

More than 60 overseas competitors have signed up for the Bermuda Triple Challenge, the organisers said yesterday. Jason Correia, the codirector of the event, said more than 100 visitors are expected to participate in the obstacle course race, to be h...

Lifestyle columnist Betty Doyling and her friend Kelly Southern have set themselves a June target to get their bodies back in shape. Betty, a personal trainer, gained 15 pounds during a break from her fitness regime. Kelly, a one-time fitness compe...

The chief executive of the Bermuda Hospitals Board has taken a three-month break on medical grounds. Venetta Symonds has been off work since December 15 and is expected to return on March 18. Michael Richmond, the board’s chief of staff, is acting CE...

It’s that time of the year when a middle-aged person’s fancy turns to treadmills and diets. Scientific literature on excess weight and health is expanding along with global waistlines, and yet, it’s hard to find a solid, coherent scientific explanati...

Dear Sir, We are in a critical health situation, along with our other crises. Face it, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is not working. There are simply not enough beds and I was there this week in the emergency room, sitting in an alcove for nine h...

A 70-year old man left immobile after an operation to remove a tumour from his spine plans to walk again — and come home to Bermuda to run a half-marathon. Battling Marvin Brock, who has late-stage prostate cancer, said: “The first thing I want to do...

A top chef has donated more than $2,400 to a woman battling an autoimmune disease. Michiko Campbell, who works at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and also created the Chiko’s range of rubs for meat, raised the cash through his annual Christmas charity e...

A hospital staff member was fired after a report into an alleged assault on an elderly patient, according to the Bermuda Hospitals Board. A BHB spokeswoman confirmed that the matter was investigated last year and properly reported. The spokeswoman sa...