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The disabled represent a major portion of the Island’s recipients of financial aid — and many of those are persons suffering from mental illness. A Mental Health Foundation forum heard there are 2,665 persons receiving financial assistance at present...

Work at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital on Monday will impact vehicular and foot traffic at the hospital campus. A hospital spokeswoman advised the public to use the main entrance in the Acute Care Wing (ACW) on Point Finger Road. “Access to t...

A drug recovery specialist is to visit the Island to share her own personal story of experience, strength and hope as part of Pathways Bermuda’s Fifth Annual Award of Excellence. Keynote speaker Kim Rubenstein serves on the Regional Advisory Board an...

Bermuda lags behind all other similar jurisdictions in its protection afforded to citizens with mental health issues — and the lack of inclusion is frustrating other efforts to advocate for them. One in four residents will experience a problem with t...

I have become the crazy bunny lady. Last night, after fetching Shadow from a far flung corner of the neighbourhood, I walked back home along the road with him tucked under my arm. After being missing for two nights, I was worried he had fallen foul o...

Dinner time can be a war zone for some families. But getting healthy foods on to your child’s plate shouldn’t have to be a battle, according to nutritional therapist Catherine Burns. “Parents are desperately trying to get healthy food down on the ta...

The number of patients receiving dialysis treatment at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital has risen by 207 per cent in a little more than decade — and is expected to increase further. The facility is treating 166 patients, compared with 54 patients i...

The Island’s stance is evolving when it comes to mental health, from the pilot mental health court programme to efforts under way at the Human Rights Commission. A panel discussion to be held tonight by the Bermuda Mental Health Foundation will explo...

A fitness trainer and co-owner of a gym has been admitted to the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute after being accused of stalking. Ron Magnum, 58, of Southampton, pleaded not guilty to the charge in Magistrates’ Court yesterday. At a previous court a...

I’m going to die, just like my mother did. That’s what Ronda Lewis thought the moment she heard she had breast cancer. “I immediately had a throwback moment, because I was just 38 years old,” said Ms Lewis. “My mother, Lynette Trott, died from breast...

You’ve been exercising regularly, your clothes are looser, people are noticing and most importantly you feel healthier and more confident than you’ve ever felt before. A couple months go by and you notice your progress comes to a screeching halt. Hi...

Kallie Marcus isn’t the type of girl who likes to count reps while working out in a gym. She prefers to swing, twirl and bounce her way to a better physique — and she’s encouraging others to get in on the action as well. The 28-year-old practises a...