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A boat lover who has dreamed for seven years of rowing across the Atlantic wants to include Bermuda in his final attempt. American rower Victor Mooney, who says he’s counting on the currents to bring him to Bermuda, plans to start rowing on February ...

A young multiple sclerosis sufferer is stepping out on a fundraising walk today to help others with the disease. Allison Faiella, 30, was diagnosed six years ago with MS, a potentially debilitating illness that results in deterioration of the nerves....

Actor Michael Douglas, who revealed last year that he was suffering from throat cancer, has announced: “I've got it beat”. Mr Douglas, son of Bermudian actress Diana Dill and actor Kirk Douglas, was diagnosed on August 16 with a tumour at the base of...

Representatives from pharmaceutical companies that make the leading HPV vaccinations will be at a Department of Health public meeting next week. Yesterday, Minister of Health Zane DeSilva launched Cervical Health Awareness Month. The meeting, which w...

Local physicians heard firsthand from a former psychiatric patient how unsettling and traumatising the actions of health care workers can be on their patients. Alan Rowland, of Birmingham, England, gave a detailed account of the events that eventuall...

Bermuda Hospitals Board yesterday announced the appointment of Bermudian Jerome Swainson to the position of hotel services manager, effective yesterday. The position is responsible for Environmental Services (Housekeeping), Food Services and Laundry ...

Doctors are hopeful the Ministry of Health's new guidelines on stem cells will bring the row over former Premier Ewart Brown's Winterhaven project to an end. But as Government maintains its silence on the issue, Shadow Health Minister Louise Jackson ...

Don't make getting fit a New Year's resolution, make it a ‘life resolution' that's the message from Health Minister Zane DeSilva. Mr DeSilva is encouraging residents to take control of their health this year and said simple changes to exercise or di...

Getting a cancer diagnosis is usually stressful not only for the patient, but also for their friends and family. “I think when you have it, your whole life stops. Everything runs around the cancer and the treatment,” said Hayley Bennett, a reflexolo...

Occasionally I conduct assessments on individuals for the courts. These usually involve some kind of intellectual evaluation coupled with personality assessment so as to ascertain capacities, functional abilities, and psychological health. Often I ne...

More than 20 years ago, dietician Janet Burull modified the traditional Bermuda cassava pie recipe. She said her main concern was for diabetics who have to keep their starch and sugar intake within their restricted boundaries every day. “There's no d...