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Affordable housing and daycare for youngsters are needed to help young mothers, a charity has said. Michelle Wade, director of Teen Services, said there were not enough low-cost rentals for people who do not make enough money to pay for family apartm...

A partnership between a Bermuda charity and a US hospital group has delivered “cutting- edge” cancer treatment, a visiting expert said yesterday. Mark Davis, executive director of strategic initiatives and business development at Dana-Farber/Brigham...

Randy York is no stranger to serious health problems — he battled to beat prostate cancer three years ago and survived a brain abscess aged 16. The 45-year-old is now taking part in Relay for Life to raise funds for Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre i...

The need for more nurses was highlighted last week by Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health. Ms Wilson, who proclaimed last Saturday as International Nurses Day and May as Nurses Month at an event at City Hall, said the Bermuda Nursing Council has more...

A major fundraising drive to replace the island’s ageing hospice is to be launched. Friends of Hospice said it wanted to create a new building for Agape House, the island’s only hospice, and its charity fundraising arm. Cathy Belvedere, executive dir...

The island is to host an international medical summit next month. The Pink and Teal Conference on Breast and Ovarian Cancer will bring a “who’s who” of specialists to Bermuda from June 13 to 15. William Keegan, president of Innovative Medical Confere...

Children are suffering an increase in severe mental health problems, a child psychologist has warned. Carla Bean, of Child and Adolescent Services at the Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute, said she had seen an increase in youngsters who self-harmed or...

Nurse of the Year Geneive Williams-Hart knew from a young age that she wanted to care for people. She found a career as a nurse was a perfect fit and now she has worked in paediatrics for almost three decades. Her dedication was recognised at the w...

At the age of 35, Kimberley Best was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her diagnosis in 2010 came a year almost to the day that one of her dearest friends had called to say she also had the disease. “You get the call from your doctor and you just know. T...

Asthma charity Open Airways is to organise a short walk to celebrate 20 years of helping Bermuda breathe easier. The Love Your Lungs stroll around Hamilton’s City Hall will be part of the charity’s education event on Tuesday to mark World Asthma Day....