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I started to write, “People are upset about homosexuality”, but that is not as accurate as it is to say, “People are upset by homosexual people”. The first is a subject over which we can debate, and we can even get pretty heated and not feel bad abou...

The Bermuda Blood Donor Centre is marking World Blood Donor Day on June 14 by calling for at least 900 new donors. Susan de Verteuil, pathology nurse at the centre, said there are currently about 1,100 donors in Bermuda, or two percent of the populat...

A former United Bermuda Party politician is to manage a $1 billion budget as a director at a Canadian government health agency. Neville Darrell has been appointed to the South East Local Health Integration Network in Ontario, and begins the voluntary...

A 52-year-old cruise ship passenger died yesterday after suffering a heart attack on board a diving boat. According to Bermuda Maritime Operations, the victim was a female passenger from the cruise ship Explorer of the Seas. The woman was on a dive b...

Health Minister Zane DeSilva has praised the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute for its efforts integrating patients into the community. Mr DeSilva told the House of Assembly MWI’s 15 community group homes across the Island allow 116 people to lead norm...

Have high blood pressure? Potatoes may help you to lower it. Although local potatoes are smaller in this year’s crop, they are still a good source of nutrition especially complex carbohydrates. And the smaller potatoes, commonly referred to as baby n...

Overseas experts are coming to Bermuda to share their knowledge about some of the Island’s biggest medical issues. Bermuda Medical Association has teamed up with Tenet Healthcare Corporation in Florida to host the Island’s first medical conference to...

The Department of Health is encouraging the public to talk about sexual health as the Island recognises June as AIDS Awareness Month. In order to help stem the spread of the deadly virus, senior medical officer Cheryl Peek-Ball called for the communi...