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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...

Giovanna Watson refused to let colon cancer get the best of her when doctors told her she had the disease last year. She was 37, and had never heard of anyone her age having the condition. Adamant that she was a fighter, not a victim, she underwent 1...

A reconfiguration of services is being carried out by the Oral Health Section of the Department of Health. Clients will be prioritised based on current ongoing treatment and overall clinical need under the new system, which is intended to ensure avai...

Nurses providing care to men, women and children who have experienced violence or trauma were this week recognised for their work. The Sexual Assault Response Team and the Department of Health have been observing Forensic Nurses Week. “It’s a spe...

The family of the late Olympic sailor Reid Kempe have raised $6,000 for the cancer care charity PALS. Mr Kempe passed away in August after a six-month battle with cancer. He had been hoping to celebrate his upcoming 65th birthday on a party bus but ...

Governor George Fergusson and other local celebrities took to the water at the weekend as part of the Pilot Gig Rowing Regatta. The event, organised by the Bermuda Pilot Gig Club and the Bermuda Diabetes Association, featured three races, headlined b...

Bermuda’s male residents are being urged to put on their sneakers and support a good cause. The third annual XL Catlin Man on the Run five-kilometre run/walk is being held this Sunday to increase awareness of prostate cancer. The event, in associati...

With Movember just around the corner, the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre is jazzing up this year’s fundraising campaign with bow ties. ‘Bowvember’ or ‘BOW’ is a new way for men and women to participate in the initiative that raises funds and awaren...

The Employee Assistance Programme is set to host its annual general meeting this morning with a panel of guest speakers. The panel discussion, titled “Stress the Current Reality”, will feature presentations by Patrick Tannock of the Association of In...

A food and nutrition adviser from the Pan American Health Organisation visited Bermuda to provide technical support for the development of a child healthy eating programme. Audrey Morris held talks with Department of Health programme managers, Bermud...

Three days after a mammogram, Arlene Trott discovered a lump in her breast. She was fishing with her two young children at the time. “I wasn’t digging around or palpitating,” she said. “I just brushed my hands over my chest.” The lump was hard and t...