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Halting the rise in obesity and diabetes will be the focus of a symposium in January. As the island marks World Diabetes Day today, the Ministry of Health repeated that it is working towards a national strategy to deal with the problem. Health mini...

Bermuda is “bleeding itself to death” from the cost of treating chronic diseases. The warning came from Hans Diehl, a US expert in preventive medicine and founder of a programme designed to cut the impact of preventable diseases. Dr Diehl, who start...

The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre fundraiser Movember will return this month in a bid to highlight cancers affecting men that are often preventable. Men are encouraged to grow moustaches to raise awareness and funds. Statistics have shown that men...

Rose-Anna Hoey ran 30 miles before most of us got out of bed this morning. She’ll likely do something similar a few more times this week. She isn’t crazy. She’s in training, part of a Bermuda team of six that will run 50 miles on November 18 to raise...

Being told you have cancer is never easy to digest — even as a strong believer in Christ. Such was the case for Valerie Smith in late 2013. Because breast cancer ran in her family, she had been faithful in having her mammograms. “I believe that m...

Obesity and diabetes could cost Bermuda $26 million in health insurance claims over the next decade, Kim Wilson warned today. The Minister of Health told the House of Assembly that this figure does not include indirect costs, such as the impact on o...

CedarBridge students will today take to their feet to fight breast cancer a year after the death of teacher Janet LePage. The school will be holding the Wildcats Breast Cancer Two Mile Walkathon to support the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre’s radia...

The annual Coppertone Beach Volleyball Tournament raised $2,000 for the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre in support of the SunSmart Programme. The fundraiser, organised by the Bermuda Volleyball Association and Bermuda General Agency, took place in A...

She didn’t think it at the time, but Jennifer Fullerton now looks at breast cancer as a gift. She struggled to digest the news when it was diagnosed ten years ago on the day after her 29th birthday and after she had been married for only four months...

Breast cancer is the leading cause of death by cancer for women in Bermuda, according to health minister Kim Wilson. As she proclaimed Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Ms Wilson urged everyone to protect their health by talking about their risk factor...

Government is calling on the public to keep a watch out for two pest vine species being found around the island. Kudzu and hyacinth beans were reported in Bermuda in 2008 and, despite efforts to remove the aggressive vines, patches remain. A governme...

A new service to better detect breast cancer has been launched by Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre. Digital breast tomosynthesis or 3-D mammography enables radiologists to see more clearly and is a first for the island. BCHC executive director Tara...