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With Movember just around the corner, the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre is jazzing up this year’s fundraising campaign with bow ties. ‘Bowvember’ or ‘BOW’ is a new way for men and women to participate in the initiative that raises funds and awaren...

Age Concern remains “deeply concerned” that seniors in Bermuda will not be able to afford health insurance in the future due to the rising cost of premiums. The charity hosted a second public meeting this week, following on from its Annual General Me...

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ll know that earlier this week the World Health Organisation declared processed meat as definitively carcinogenic to humans and red meat as “probably” carcinogenic. Within hours my inbox had exploded and my...

Hospital chiefs will seek legal costs from a quadriplegic who was paralysed after an accident at Bermuda’s only mental hospital. Thomas Hofer, 52, recently lost an 18-year legal battle to sue the Bermuda Hospitals Board for massive damages for injuri...

Caroline Aberhart arrived in Bermuda four years ago, with $11 in her pocket. Somehow she’d lost her wallet on the long journey from her native New Zealand. On the plus side, she had a job she relished. The clinical pharmacist is promoting her career ...

Chelsea Smith’s family moved five times when she was growing up. She changed schools every time they moved. Each time there were new friends to make and new routines to learn. “The experience was stressful,” said the 38-year-old. “Although I didn’t l...

A man who was paralysed more than 20 years ago after an accident at Bermuda’s only mental hospital has lost a lengthy battle to sue for compensation. Thomas Hofer was just 30 and pursuing his dream job as a chef on the Island when he broke his neck w...

Nursing students at the Bermuda College are getting opportunities to work with specialists from the Lahey Hospital and Medical Centre through a new partnership. According to a college spokeswoman, representatives from Lahey collaborated with the Coll...

The vast majority of personal trainer Jeremy Smith’s clients weren’t athletes or gym rats. They were regular businessmen and women who struggled to find the time to work out. His solution? Beat the Desk, a website that offers exercise plans and nu...

Phillip Ingham hasn’t worked in five years. He’s filled out hundreds of applications but things often tank at the interview stage. The 45-year-old suspects it’s not a problem with his credentials or how he presents himself, it’s his cerebral palsy....

A mother has described how invaluable Bermuda’s publicly funded occupational therapy services have been to her son. Her 14-month-old child has a rare condition that affects the use of his muscles and needs help to move and exercise. She shared her e...

Did you know that there are only eight weekends until Christmas? It’s time to start thinking about those special people in your life — including yourself! Are you wearing the right gear for your fitness lifestyle? Do you have friends and family that ...