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Stroke occurs when a part of the brain dies because it goes without blood supply for too long. In the United States, 700,000 strokes happen each year. Stroke is the number one cause of long-lasting disability after the age of 50, and is among the top...

Dear Heather,I have seen a house that I absolutely love and want to buy, it is very traditional and needs a bit of work. I am told it’s a listed building, what does that mean?BuyerDear Buyer,Bermuda has a system of identifying and protecting building...

Reset. When faced with significant changes in your life or your business it is important to reach for your “reset” button. Too often in these circumstances we tend to look backwards instead of forwards — a nice way of saying we too often “steer by th...

Catherine Cox still lives in the house where she was born, on The Glebe Road. The 88-year-old remembers when the pace of the Pembroke neighbourhood was slower: no cars, no electronics and no shootings. “We skipped rope when we were children. We playe...

Florenz Maxwell doesn’t like to give her age. She feels she’s lived through racism and sexism and doesn’t need to add ageism to the mix. “People can see I’m old,” she said. “Why do I need to say more?” Mrs Maxwell was in her 20s when she joined the P...

Dear Dr Nekia, My boyfriend and I argue over petty little things. What confuses me is that each argument turns into him saying that I always have a comeback, and that I do not listen. Is it just me or aren’t conversations about two people giving thei...

A colourful floral design from the Garden Club of Bermuda has taken top honours in Toronto. Club representative Cindy Young picked up the gold medal and the Heather Fuller Award for best international design at the Canada Blooms flower and garden fe...

If her life had gone according to her plans, gospel singer Larrita Adderley would now be a qualified nurse. God set her on a different path. He helped her find her voice and use it to minister to others. “My faith got stronger once I realised I had ...

The Easter bunny can skip Taurean Thomas’s house this year. The ten-year-old is making his own chocolates, truffles and codfish cakes based on tips he got from someone who should know his stuff. Kevin Pannier, the executive pastry chef at Hamilton Pr...

Local charity Meals on Wheels has benefited from a $5,000 donation from Axis Capital. Allison Garland from Meals on Wheels said “We’d like to thank Axis Capital for their generous donation. This unrestricted gift will enable us to continue our missio...

Your body, your choice. According to Michael Vallis, it’s what more doctors should be telling their patients. “Too many people go to the doctor and say, ‘I’m sorry’. I’m sorry I haven’t been taking my medication the way I should. I’m sorry I haven’t ...

Are you spontaneous?” I got asked this weekend. My “yes” came without hesitation. “Tell me something spontaneous you’ve done lately.” “I…um…lately?” I could name a hundred spontaneous things I’d done ­­— ten years ago. But not so much in the last dec...