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Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of the disease. In Bermuda it is listed as the fourth most common cancer death. Statistics from the Bermuda Hospitals Board show 6.1 percent of cancer deaths in 2009 were from pancreatic cancer. The mai...

There are a couple of things on my mind right now — not pleasant things. One is an adage and the other is something my pastor told me a long time ago, when I was on his staff as minister of children for a large, multi-staffed suburban church in Sacra...

I’m going to start with a seemingly random question. Right now, write down the top five reasons why you chose the bank you bank with... and, no, this is not one of those market research surveys. If you don’t use a bank, instead write down the top fi...

Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) today announced that, under Accreditation Canada's newly introduced accreditation decision levels, it has been awarded “Accredited with Exemplary Standing” based on the results of its 2011 survey. The new decision leve...

Readers of The Royal Gazette have stumped up more than $37,000 to help pay for care for a 98-year-old widow who was ruled ineligible for state financial aid. The plight of “Mrs O”, who has dementia and diabetes and was living alone in her rundown fam...

The Somerset Health Clinic at Mangrove Bay will be closed as of today until further notice while it undergoes maintenance and repair work, Government advised last night. The Somerset Clinic sessions will be relocated as follows: The Child Health Clin...

US health advocate John Sweetgall, dubbed the “pied piper” of walking, is on the Island to promote Public Health Week. Mr Sweetgall joined Health Minister Zane DeSilva at a Walking Expo at City Hall to highlight the Island’s health clubs, organisatio...

Seniors advocacy organisation Age Concern is not throwing out the welcome mat for health insurance premium increases. Health Minister Zane DeSilva announced on Monday that premiums for both HIP and FutureCare are to increase as of Sunday. “In these t...