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Government is looking to address a serious medical cost burden by making Bermudians healthier. Speaking on initiatives included in the 2016 Throne Speech, Jeanne Atherden, the Minister of Health and Seniors, said the ministry was implementing a multi...

Clinical oncologist Chris Fosker has reiterated the importance of making informed choices in relation to cancer. The medical director of Bermuda’s first radiation therapy facility spoke to the Hamilton Rotary Club as the island marks Movember. “The o...

Tourists are choosing Bermuda as a holiday destination over other Caribbean and South American locations because of the island’s Zika-free status. A handful of imported cases have been reported by the Department of Health on the island, but so far th...

Scores of men took advantage of the free health screenings at yesterday’s Men’s Health Fair. The event, hosted by Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre and the Department of Health, offered kidney function, lung function, blood pressure and blood glucose...

Popping open a frozen pizza is so much easier than preparing a healthy meal. Many people want to improve their diet but don’t have the time to learn healthy cooking. Meaghan McKenzie may have the answer. The 37-year-old is starting a holistic cater...

My first visit to Bermuda was Christmas 1996. I remember riding a scooter in shorts and flip flops, scorching my shoulders and loving the warm breeze. I sunbathed, swam, wore everything you can get away with when you’re 18 and haven’t even heard of s...

Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre is reminding men to take charge of their health as the island marks Movember. The charity has teamed up with Robin Hood Football Club to raise awareness of men’s health, with a particular focus on prostate and testic...

Growing old is not for cissies, or so the adage goes, but we’re doing a better job at it now than at any time in history. The average life expectancy for a man 100 years ago was not much more than 50. It is now nearly 80. Can we expect adding another...

Betty Doyling Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on all the things in life to be grateful for. There’s so much that many of us take for granted: a roof over our heads, good relationships with friends and family, a fulfilling job — and a refrigerator s...

“Just remember, cancer has an uncanny way of knowing when you give in.” This is what Robert Emmett was told when he arrived in London to start treatment of his stage-four bladder cancer. The former Robin Hood Premier League player took the words of e...

No medical services will be available for sick infants or children in the Department of Health’s Hamilton, Somerset and St George’s clinics this afternoon or tomorrow. Routine preventive health and immunisation services will be available, according t...

As a passenger on an aircraft, you know the pilot is trained, the engines checked and the flight path clear. As a customer in a restaurant, you know the establishment has its liquor licence, the food is prepared in a clean environment and the chef i...