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Health professionals have spoken out about the benefits of planning ahead for pregnancy. According to the nurses at the Hamilton Health Centre, unplanned pregnancies can be stressful and family planning can assist the health and wellbeing of parents...

The Bermuda Organ Donor Association is hoping to help to alleviate some of the stress experienced by patients waiting for a transplant. The charity is organising an event this month that will allow those on the donor waiting list to meet others who h...

Bermudians are not getting value for money when it comes to healthcare, according to Tawanna Wedderburn. Addressing Hamilton Rotary’s weekly meeting, the chief executive of the Bermuda Health Council gave a presentation illustrating the Island’s annu...

Julee Smith is considered a hero, of sorts, at Westgate Correctional Facility. About 15 per cent of the inmates suffer from asthma; the nurse recently took a course to better help them out. “In nursing school there was only a chapter or two on asthma...

After two years of teaching social skills to autistic children in Hamilton, Amber Clark has witnessed some remarkable developments. The Paget native participates in a programme every second and fourth Saturday of the month at the Tomorrow’s Voices a...

A documentary about the human papillomavirus will next week be premiering on the Island at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. “Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic” reveals the dangers of the virus, which can cause six types of cancer, incl...

As anybody who has done it will tell you, the Full Triangle Challenge part of the Bermuda Marathon Weekend is not for the faint-hearted. However, six have decided to tackle the mile, 10-kilometre and full marathon between the Friday night and Sunda...

More than 1,500 people were given a shot of the flu vaccine in just one week. The Flu Express hit the streets in October, offering injections of flu vaccine at sites across the Island. Now organisers have urged anyone who has not received their shot ...

Asthma charity Open Airways is “disappointed” that legislation providing stricter controls for the sale of tobacco has been delayed. The Tobacco Control Act 2015 was brought before the House of Assembly on Friday by Jeanne Atherden, the Minister of ...

Schools are doing their part to improve the health of their students but parents and businesses can do more, according to Marie Beach Johnson. The Healthy Schools co-ordinator said adults must support and model a healthy lifestyle, while businesses ...

Asthma charity Open Airways is backing proposed legislation amendments that will restrict the sale of electronic cigarettes. The Tobacco Control Act 2015, first announced in last year’s Throne Speech, is expected to be debated by MPs in the House of...

The Hamilton Health Centre on Victoria Street is still closed following an incident that occurred on Friday. The Department of Health called the closure “a temporary and precautionary measure” in a statement this afternoon. Urgent services for infa...