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Owen Ross made one big wish as he battled cancer — he wanted to see where his dad grew up. The Make-A-Wish Foundation made his dream come true and brought the teenager, his younger brother Colin, 11, his mother Nicole and dad Cameron to Bermuda for ...

Three people suspected of having Zika after returning from overseas are being tested for the virus. According to a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health and Seniors, results are “pending” and when information arrives it will be shared. The spokeswo...

Dancehall reggae artist Beenie Man, one of the headline acts at the Cup Match Summer Splash, has reportedly fallen ill with the Zika virus. The diagnosis was reported in Rolling Stone, which added that the Jamaican artist had called off a concert set...

Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre broke ground on a new Radiation Therapy Treatment facility this morning at its Point Finger Road headquarters. The equipment will be suitable for the treatment of more than 90 per cent of cancer patients who require r...

Young mother Kamala Smith died yesterday morning at the age of 33 after a five-year battle with cancer. Mrs Smith, the wife of footballer Nakia Smith, had leiomyosarcoma — a cancer of the smooth muscle and connective tissues — diagnosed in September ...

Jacqueline Swan, wife of former Premier Sir John Swan, has died at the age of 72. Lady Swan passed away on Saturday night surrounded by her family at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She had been suffering from lung cancer for 15 months...

Kidney disease is both a cause and a consequence of heart disease, the number one global killer. Chronic kidney disease is common, affecting 9 per cent to 13 per cent of the general adult population, and these figures are on the rise. Cardiovascular...

HIV Awareness Month has been observed this month by the Ministry of Health, in conjunction with the charity Supportive Therapy for Aids persons and their Relatives. The ministry stresses that knowing your HIV status and early diagnosis are important ...

Debbie Jones, chairwoman of the Bermuda Diabetes Association, is to take part in a question-and-answer session following Sunday’s screening of the award-winning investigative documentary Sugar Coated at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. T...

Cat adoptions at the Bermuda Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals shelter in Paget have been temporarily suspended because of the cat “flu”. Two cats known to have the virus have been isolated along with four sneezing cats and all other f...

If you’ve missed Norman Furtado on the greens at Mid Ocean, well, he’s been busy. The 59-year-old has been in and out of hospital for the past two years, battling a rare form of leukaemia. He’s lucky to be alive. His wife Lynn dragged him to King Edw...

Still trapped on the island months after she was stopped from getting cancer treatment abroad, Cherrie Woods wonders if she would be better off incarcerated. “It’s like I’d have to get locked up to get help — they let people in Westgate who have canc...