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Hundreds of people turned out yesterday to walk in support of the cancer charity Pals. It was the island’s 28th annual “Walk With Me for Cancer Care”, which raised more than $20,000 last year. The yearly walk is a major fundraiser for Pals, with proc...

The Zika virus has made global headlines in recent days but Bermuda's Vector Control team have already been doing everything in their power to minimise the health risks from mosquitoes. The Department of Health's Vector Control experts say they are o...

Is alcohol good for my health? This is a question without a simple answer. Drinking too much alcohol contributes to accidents and injuries and can lead to liver disease, cardiovascular problems, various cancers, birth defects, and psychiatric issues,...

A cancer fundraising initiative for Bermuda’s first radiation treatment facility has been given a $5,000 windfall from the Orange Bay Company consignment business. Rudolph and Delight Morris gave the donation to the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre, ...

Anyone who has donated blood after travelling to areas affected by Zika and presented symptoms of the virus has been asked to contact the Bermuda Hospitals Board Blood Donor Centre. While there have been no confirmed cases of the virus on the island...

Two patients have been brought to the attention of the Department of Health to determine if they should be tested for Zika. However, a spokesman for the Department of Health stressed that there have been no confirmed cases of the virus in Bermuda an...

Sharon Bassett, together with thousands across Bermuda, will fall silent for 100 seconds at noon today as the island marks World Cancer Day. It will be an especially poignant moment for the mother of two because her husband Howard is one of the 100 p...

The worst thing a person can do to comfort someone with cancer is tell them they’ll be fine. It’s a common mistake, according to radiation oncologist Rob Rutledge. He tells people to just keep it real. “You shouldn’t say words like, ‘You’re going to ...

Bermuda is preparing itself for the possibility of the Zika virus as the international outbreak continues to spread. More than 20 countries in the Caribbean, South America and Central America have reported outbreaks of the virus, which is spread by t...

As the Zika virus spreads internationally, a Bermuda Government spokesman has claimed its mosquito control programme is “the envy of many other islands”. Zika is a mosquito-borne illness that results in fever, rash and joint pains, among other sympto...

When the Food and Drug Administration approved a drug to reduce the risk of HIV infections in July 2012, gay men rejoiced. If taken daily, Truvada works like a vaccine against HIV, effectively halting its spread. The Centres for Disease Control and P...

A stress test can be used to assess one’s heart condition and rule out underlying cardiac disease. The test’s primary purposes are to: • Determine the likelihood of having coronary heart disease and the need for further evaluation • Evaluate the ef...