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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...

Patrick Bean may have just months to live. After decades of drug abuse, spells in Westgate’s maximum security wing and increasing isolation from his family, the prospect of succumbing to the bone marrow cancer that was diagnosed less than three weeks...

Brennan Watkins’s parents thought he had a mild case of the flu when he fell ill in April. The three-year-old had a low-grade fever and was sleepy. His mother, Denise, was away on business at the time. “His nanny called and said she thought he was ge...

An unlikely union was struck during a function for people with Alzheimer’s — and it has resulted in the creation of a giant, lifelike mural depicting an idyllic Italian street. Anthony Correia was attending the event with his wife of 61 years, Patric...

BF&M and Argus Insurance have announced their support for the development of Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre’s Radiation Therapy Facility. BF&M president and CEO John Wight said in a statement: “BF&M is thrilled to support this initiative. “Local ra...

Juanae Simmons didn’t expect sinus cancer. It was Valentine’s Day, 2014. Tissue from a polyp in her right nostril had been sent away for testing and she was in specialist Wesley Miller’s office for the results. “When I had the surgery, he told me tha...

Bermuda has joined the Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week, Government announced today. The initiative launched yesterday, aimed at promoting the elimination of mosquito breeding sites, avoiding mosquito bites and protecting pregnant women from the Zi...

Open-heart surgery is not available in Bermuda. Many dozens of patients undergo the surgery abroad every year, shortly after which they come back home and start the road to recovery. The ultimate goal is to resume a normal and healthy lifestyle. Whil...

A one-off “Zumbathon” comes to Rosewood Tucker’s Point this Sunday morning to benefit the “Relay for Life” cancer charity fundraiser. The dance workout class, priced at $20 per person, takes place from 10am to 11.30pm on the croquet lawn. Participant...

Government has urged the public to remain vigilant in preventing the spread of Zika in Bermuda — although no confirmed cases have been reported on the island. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health, Seniors and Environment stressed the need to be c...

The bark of an endangered African tree might prove a salvation for men with enlarged prostates. Bermudian Quincy Burgess has certainly bought into the theory. He started shipping the herbal remedy pygeum to the island from Africa two months ago. He ...