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Debbie Jones, chairwoman of the Bermuda Diabetes Association, is to take part in a question-and-answer session following Sunday’s screening of the award-winning investigative documentary Sugar Coated at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. T...

Bermuda Hospitals Board has recognised six retiring donors who together have given more than 240 pints of blood over three decades. “We want to thank six dedicated blood donors today who have collectively donated 244 pints of blood,” consultant haem...

Cat adoptions at the Bermuda Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals shelter in Paget have been temporarily suspended because of the cat “flu”. Two cats known to have the virus have been isolated along with four sneezing cats and all other f...

A hot topic among my clients at the moment is how to overcome their weekend dieting struggles and avoid sabotaging all the hard work they’re putting into the gym. If you’re anything like them, you probably find it quite easy to stick to a solid train...

Regular red cell exchange transfusions are keeping Shevaughn Young alive. The mother of two has sickle-cell anaemia and started the blood transfusions in October 2013 after suffering a second stroke. “Sickle-cell is a disease that you get from both ...

There is no substitute for blood in the immediate aftermath of a serious medical emergency that requires a transfusion. With the donor population declining and patients still dying from blood loss, Edward Schultz, the chief of emergency medicine at ...

After spending ten weeks in Kenya, a Bermudian mental health expert has vowed to tackle two of the African nation’s most serious problems: drug addiction and religious radicalisation. Maxim Alkon is seeking funding from the country’s government to im...

Bermuda Police Service has been announced as the winner of the third annual Corporate Blood Drive. The Service were rewarded with the revolving trophy and a certificate to thank them for “their commitment to saving lives and caring for those with th...

Just a few weeks until the end of term and I am clinging on for dear life. September started out so well. I was laying out uniforms the night before, diligently supervising homework, packing prize-winning lunches … where did it all go wrong? With ju...

After months of setbacks on her cancer therapy, Cherrie Woods is cautiously thankful for clearance to leave Bermuda to get treatment. “There is no proof as of yet, but they have given me their word,” said Ms Woods, who is meeting on Monday at the Dep...

If you’ve missed Norman Furtado on the greens at Mid Ocean, well, he’s been busy. The 59-year-old has been in and out of hospital for the past two years, battling a rare form of leukaemia. He’s lucky to be alive. His wife Lynn dragged him to King Edw...

Still trapped on the island months after she was stopped from getting cancer treatment abroad, Cherrie Woods wonders if she would be better off incarcerated. “It’s like I’d have to get locked up to get help — they let people in Westgate who have canc...