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A doctor who joined forces with former premier Ewart Brown to threaten legal action against the Government over a cut in medical scan fees is to open a new clinic to provide MRI and CT imaging. JJ Soares warned last year that plans for the walk-in ce...

A new option for diabetes sufferers to have a pancreas transplant in the US has been promoted in Bermuda. Jay Graham, an assistant professor and abdominal transplant surgeon at Montefiore Medical Centre in New York, said he was “very excited” about t...

When Vasco da Gama took the bold decision to introduce mandatory drug-testing for those who wish to play football for them in the coming season, clubs, sporting associations and politicians went ducking for cover. Not a peep could be heard from them ...

Have you ever experienced love at first sight where suddenly, like a thunderbolt, it strikes you? The whole world disappears for a moment. Your heart freezes and then begins to knock fast and loud. Your inner voice tells you “this is yours” and you n...

Bizarre dares are all part and parcel of raising money for young people’s charity Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bermuda. Island celebrities have kissed a pig, jumped into a container of live roaches and thrown themselves into the sea in full beauty pag...

A drug manufacturer has come under fire in Britain for allegedly diverting $1.35 billion through Bermuda to avoid taxes. A report in London’s Evening Standard said pharmaceutical firm Napp has funnelled cash through its Bermudian-based Mundipharma of...

A medical practice is working with a restaurant group to aid in an effort to combat obesity and diabetes. Premier Health and Wellness Centre, located on King Street, which is owned and operated by Stanley James, is targeting two of the island’s major...

For some reason, I imagined whale watching as unromantic, on the “things to do” list for tourists. I imagined myself on a big boat with a loud group of strangers, bobbing around for hours on the vast ocean, trying to find distant whales, hopefully n...

We’ve all heard claims from people who say they find dish washing “therapeutic” or ironing “soothing”. For those who find cleaning a chore, there are surer ways to unburden yourself through housework. An holistic housekeeping workshop led by health ...

The Athletic Club will kick off its annual Thinner Winner contest on Saturday. Participants aim to lose eight to ten pounds each — more than 1,000 pounds in total — over the course of six weeks. Organisers say Thinner Winner tries to keep fitness “fu...

Cavity City is a dark and dreary place. People go in with pearly whites and come out with rotten, stained and missing teeth. To get there, all you’ve got to do is stop brushing and flossing regularly. La-Vawn Simons tours the sights in a children’s ...

Three drug treatment programmes have been awarded international accreditation, the Minister of Social Development and Sport said yesterday. Michael Weeks told Parliament that the Women’s Treatment Centre, the Men’s Treatment Centre and Turning Point ...