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The family of young mother Latifa Maybury, who died from cancer after the disease went undetected throughout her pregnancy, has criticised Health Minister Jeanne Atherden for staying silent on the case. And they claim their loved one was let down whi...

The Department of Health (DoH) and La Leche League (LLL) will join an international campaign marking World Breastfeeding Week, starting next Monday. This year’s theme is ‘Breastfeeding is Normal.’ Mellonie Furbert, Public Health Nutritionist for the...

KEMH emergency room chief warns the public about the dangers of alcohol before Cup Match By Leanne McGrath Emergency room medics are treating people for excessive drinking “nearly every day” in Bermuda. Dr Edward Schultz, who has been chief of the E...

“Please tell my story,” was one of the last things Latifa Maybury said to her family before she died on November 18 last year. The 30-year-old had given birth to a beautiful baby boy just six months before, having no idea when she went into labour t...

The husband of a young mother who was diagnosed with terminal cancer days after her son was born claims doctors should have spotted the disease before or during her pregnancy. Latifa Maybury had just turned 30 when she died of colorectal cancer at Ki...

Kyla Lowe was just 14 and preparing to start studying for her GCSEs when she was told her brother’s wife Latifa had been diagnosed with terminal cancer, days after giving birth to a son. Latifa died six months later and the Bermuda High School studen...

Skin cancer is the most preventable form of cancer, yet it’s the most common in young adults 20 to 29 years old. And did you know that just one bad sunburn in childhood can actually double your chances of being at risk of developing skin cancer? Az...

When people hear that a robot might be handling part of their surgery they sometimes get a little nervous. They might picture a doctor off sipping coffee while the Star Wars movie character R2-D2 stands over them with a scalpel. A visiting expert in ...

Bermuda Hospitals Board is laying on free public tours as well as a paid fundraising tour of the new Acute Care Wing. One tour will feature hors d’oeuvres and fine wines and others for small groups. Slated for Friday, August 22 between 6.00pm and 8.3...

The Court of Appeals recently upheld a ruling that the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) wrongfully dismissed a hospital worker — and doubled the damages awarded to her. Geneanne Woods-Forde was dismissed from her position at King Edwards VII Memorial Ho...