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Blood pressure refers to the tension of blood on the inner lining of the arteries. Arteries carry blood from the heart to different body organs. When this pressure or tension is consistently higher than normal, a diagnosis of "hypertension" is made. ...

It has been said that Bermuda’s health problems are entirely due to Bermudians’ personal lifestyle choices when it comes to factors such as diet and activity. Specifically, overweight people not controlling what they eat and doing too little exercise...

A Bermudian surgeon remains astonished by his luck at taking to the streets of New York tomorrow in the city’s world-renowned annual marathon. If chance had not stacked the deck “remarkably” in his favour, John Harvey would have died three years ago,...

Heart disease remains the leading killer in the United States. But medical innovations have made cardiomyopathy, aka the scary-sounding condition “heart failure”, less of a threat. Cardiomyopathy affects millions and is the leading cause of hospital...

A 50-year-old with a long history of health problems is asking for help in paying off more than $40,000 in medical expenses. Carmen Fernandes, who is unemployed and on financial assistance and receives additional help because of a disability, was sad...

A free virtual heart health forum for men and women will be held today by a charitable sorority group. But the Sigma Xi Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority appealed to participants to donate to the Bermuda Heart Foundation to help cut inc...

Cardiovascular health is to be the focus of an open-house event taking place this month. Evolution Healing Centre is hosting the event which invites the community to ask questions, gain information and share stories on the subject of heart healt...

A heart specialist yesterday claimed people needed to question their doctor and get a second opinion if they have concerns about a medical diagnosis Christopher Irobunda of the New York Presbyterian Hospital, said people had to be confident when dea...

Stroke patients are first in line to be examined by outside specialists thanks to a new, high tech online treatment programme. According to a Bermuda Hospitals Board spokeswoman, Primary Stroke Centre is one of the first facilities in the world to of...

Stroke patients will be routinely screened for depression, the Bermuda Hospitals Board has announced. Various hospital departments and disciplines are involved in the new process at the Primary Stroke Centre including allied health professionals (oc...

A Bermuda Idol winner who was rushed to the US for life-saving surgery has developed a rare heart condition, The Royal Gazette can reveal. Latosha Codrington had a heart attack last month, and later developed a blood clot in an artery. She was taken...

Courses should be offered for caregivers to help people recover from strokes, a campaigner for the physically disabled said yesterday. Willard Fox, the chairman of the Bermuda Physically Handicapped Association, welcomed news that a specialist stroke...