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A representative of the Pan American Health Organisation met with officials on the island this week to discuss health challenges facing Bermuda. Ian Stein, PAHO’s representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, left the island yesterday af...

Cancer patients have been given a new high-precision non-surgical treatment option, the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre announced. Chris Fosker, the BCHC medical director, said stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, also known as stereotactic body radi...

A radiation therapy unit has had its accreditation renewed by a top oncology institute. The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre (BCHC) announced its accreditation from the American College of Radiology today. David Serratore, the medical physicist at th...

Resolution Re, the specialist Bermudian life reinsurance company, has earned a gold designation under the Bermuda Mental Health Foundation’s Mindful Employer Certificate Program. The foundation determined that the Resolution Life Group Holdings subs...

Bermuda Health Council staff held a roadside demonstration yesterday to boost public morale as Covid-19 continued to lay siege to the country. The Bermuda Health Council said the five-strong demonstration of support on East Broadway near Hamilton dre...

A new state-of-the-art breast cancer scanner has been installed at the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre. The next-generation 3D digital mammography scanner will provide women with the highest standard of care available. Rona Donawa, the chief technol...

Men’s health will be in the spotlight next month with two events designed to promote good lifestyles. Dynamic Urology Services will provide free prostate screenings for men aged 40 and over next month the Axa Man on the Run 5k event to encourage men ...

The public will take to the streets later this week to raise funds — and awareness — of the fight against breast cancer. The BF&M Breast Cancer Awareness Walk, a fundraiser to benefit the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre, will be held tomorrow with t...

Blind people have struggled to adapt to Covid-19 health and safety conditions, a charity said yesterday. Vince Godber, of Vision Bermuda, said people with sight problems had been particularly hard-hit by the pandemic and many had struggled to adjust...

A schoolboy with severe autism has been refused permission to repeat a school year despite backing from his teacher and doctor. His parents said their son had the mental age of a five-year-old and, because of disruption to his education caused by th...

The wife of the Premier appealed yesterday to the public to back Breast Cancer Awareness Month, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Kristin Burt, the patron of the event, said this year’s theme of “I Believe in Pink”, was inspired by the late Audrey Hepbu...

A charity cruise for a cancer charity is to set sail on Sunday. VaVa Entertainment has organised the Pink Party Cruise to benefit cancer charity Pals. The event was created in honour of Reneé M Carter, a cancer charity founder, and Eddie Minors, who...