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It can be a challenge sticking to an exercise routine when travelling — especially with Christmas only one day away! However slacking off on your fitness programme will only leave you with extra pounds and stress to worry about when you return. The ...

A sick Navy sailor who was brought to Bermuda for treatment is making good progress. The 34-year-old man was airlifted from the naval vessel by US Coastguard crews on Saturday morning and transferred to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. Bermuda Radi...

Two men have been presented with new pedal bikes as part of an initiative to raise awareness about mental health issues in Bermuda. The donation to George Gilbert and Tony Smith was made on Thursday and is designed to help them deal with their own me...

Cancer patients are to be offered radiation treatment on Island for the first time thanks to an ambitious $6.5 to $7 million project by the Bermuda Cancer & Health Centre. BCHC executive director Tara E Soares said the centre plans to bring the radia...

The Ministry of Health has launched an investigation into a suspected case of mumps. Although an official diagnosis has not been made health bosses are urging the public to be aware of the symptoms as well as steps to prevent the spread of the virus...

Have you found the one? With the end of the year looming and our thoughts turned towards the future, you may be thinking about resolutions you want to set and new goals you’re looking to achieve next year. Many of these are often health, fitness or w...

Christian Ince would never leave his house without his cigarettes. He started smoking as a teenager. Thirty years later he was still going through a pack a day and four packs on the weekends. Then one day he quit cold turkey. The 53-year-old credi...

The Christmas season hasn’t brought quite what Anthony Joinville expected. The 55-year-old was on his way home after work on December 4 when he was involved in a head-on traffic collision. He lost his leg as a result of the accident and will likely h...

At the beginning of October few of the Beat the Couch crew had ever imagined running five kilometres. But after 10 weeks of training, 55 people taking part in the popular fitness programme completed the course at the weekend — pursued by two of Bermu...

Hospital staff have celebrated the arrival of two new ambulances and a van for the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute. The acquisitions have been made possible thanks to the Hospitals Auxiliary of Bermuda (HAB) and are part of its $600,000 donation to t...

Turn a setback into a comeback ... over the holidays! Lately I’ve been hearing, “I’ll start back in January” or, “I’m just too busy now with Christmas around the corner”. Loss of interest in health can happen quickly throughout the holiday season. So...

Legislation allowing the use of cannabis-derived medicines won approval in yesterday’s House of Assembly. However, the debate in the House of Assembly saw the Opposition criticising the new law as not going far enough, while Government members calle...