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Schoolchildren with asthma should start using their preventive inhalers before the new school term begins, a charity has warned. Open Airways co-founder Liz Boden said mould and viruses in schools were responsible for a sharp rise in asthma, which le...

Lisa Brewster will be this year’s recipient of the Duperreault Fellowship, an endowment fund that supports the professional development of Bermuda residents working or studying in the field of substance abuse. Her award will fund her studies for a ma...

People are encouraged to get a free and confidential test to mark HIV Testing Day today. The Ministry of Health and Seniors, which is observing HIV Awareness Month throughout June, said in a statement: “Knowing one’s HIV status and early diagnosis a...

After struggling with type 2 diabetes for more than a decade, Irene Mello finally feels like she has her life back. The 62-year-old was one of the first Argus members to take part in the diabetes reversal programme offered by Premier Health and Well...

News staff Six people in Bermuda were diagnosed with HIV last year, according to the Ministry of Health and Seniors. As the island marks HIV Awareness Month, residents are being urged to get tested and know their status. “HIV Awareness Month remind...

Clinical oncologist Christopher Fosker gave a tour of the upgraded CT scan simulation room at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, which will customise treatment at the new radiation therapy unit for cancer patients. Dr Fosker, who is also the medical ...

PALS Cancer Care kicked off its annual tag day this morning with a trip to Government House. The charity sold its first tag to Governor John Rankin in advance of the official launch of the two-day fundraising event later this week. On Friday PALS vol...

Davon Adams’s interest in medicine led him to a career in nursing, and now that interest is taking him to Zanzibar. While Mr Adams has never been to Africa, he said he is eager to make a difference and experience African culture first hand. “This wil...

The public are being reminded to get their skin checked during their annual medical examinations and to conduct regular mole checks. With skin cancer incidences still rising globally, Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre SunSmart co-ordinator Azuree Will...

Karen Pearman really wanted to run the Bermuda Half-Marathon Derby but she’d only just beaten cancer. She didn’t know if she had the strength. In February, she decided “enough was enough” and started training: six miles four days a week, with a 5.30a...

A diabetes specialist has urged policymakers and the wider community to examine the underlying issues that cause type 2 diabetes to protect the next generation “from developing the condition so unnecessarily”. According to David Cavan, who was speaki...

The Argus Group is offering a new programme to reverse type 2 diabetes and reduce the prevalence of the disease in Bermuda. The local insurer has partnered with diabetes specialist David Cavan and Stanley James, of Premier Health & Wellness Centre, t...