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Not just a baby has been saved, but an entire family. That was Gianluca Cacace’s awe-inspired thought after witnessing infant open-heart surgery this summer. Bermudians Gianluca, 16, and friend Liam Peniston, 17, watched the surgery as part of a volu...

Dear Sir, I read your recent article entitled, “I thought it was an ordinary mole” (August 12), with great interest, as I am also a melanoma survivor. Like Mrs Sexton, I support the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre’s SunSmart initiative, which activ...

Five years ago Karen Sexton’s father spotted an unusual mole on her back. He encouraged her to get it removed, never thinking that it might be cancerous. “He just thought it looked funny,” the 33-year-old said. “I also thought it was just an ordinary...

The night of July 19, 2012 was very nearly the last for Lance Furbert, Bermuda’s former curator of forts, who this week met the couple who saved his life against astounding odds. On that day, holidaying with his wife Margo in the wilds of Yellowstone...

More must be done to address the growing issue of obesity and diabetes, according to local endocrinologist Annabel Fountain. A recent study found that almost three-quarters of participants were overweight or obese, while 42 per cent of adults reporte...

It is easy to judge fat people. The thin among us assume they sit around stuffing their faces with junk food, and that they are lazy and never exercise. According to Ayesha Peets Talbot, those preconceptions are not fair. The 34-year-old medic is the...

The Bermuda Diabetes Association has backed calls for a sugar tax in the wake of alarming obesity statistics. A new study revealed 74.6 per cent of people are overweight or obese, prompting Kim Wilson, the Shadow Minister of Health, to call for serio...

Dear Mr Editor, We have been overwhelmed and touched by the outpouring of support since the story of our life’s journey was published on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. We are truly grateful and appreciative for the support we have received through e-mails,...

Early detection and prevention is the key to tackling chronic kidney disease in Bermuda. Nephrologist Raphael Loutoby said that while chronic kidney disease (CKD) is on the rise both locally and internationally, efforts could be made to address the i...

Aisha Spencer had it all — a happy marriage, a spa business and a baby on the way. Then last July, her world started caving in. “I was at work and I kept going to the door but I felt like I couldn’t leave the room,” said Mrs Spencer, 34. She didn’t ...

For brave Kandice Douglas-Young her 11th birthday at the end of this month is extra special. The youngster suffers from a rare congenital heart condition and will travel to Boston in August to find out if she will have to undergo potentially life-sav...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board yesterday confirmed that there is a shortage of chemotherapy drug bendamustine — but assured patients that the delay in treatment will not affect their outcome. According to a BHB spokeswoman, four patients have had their...