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Randy Edwards has been there for his daughter, Gayneté Edwards, through thick and thin. He helped her through surgery at 13. And he found her sponsorship for the Miss Teen Bermuda Pageant — and cheered when she won the crown. “Since the day she was b...

It has been two years since the prospect was raised for Luke Caines, prematurely born and severely disabled, to have a life outside of hospital. Doctors believed that Mr Caines, who is quadriplegic as a result of cerebral palsy, would not even surviv...

Tene Dowling never pictured herself as an achiever. She was a “problem child” who frequently got into fights and refused to do assigned classwork. Doctors diagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder when she was 6, but the experience had alrea...

Healthcare in Bermuda has historically focused on curing patients and treating problems once they have happened. However, with changing eating habits and a fast-paced society setting the stage for chronic conditions, medical practitioners at the Berm...

Age Concern has teamed up with a local physician to help seniors with medical expenses. JJ Soares, who runs Hamilton Medical Centre, is offering free consultations to uninsured or underinsured seniors referred to him by the charity. “We’ve believed f...

A victim in one of two shootings on Friday has been flown off Island for medical treatment. The 20-year-old from Pembroke was reportedly shot on Friday morning near the junction of North Shore Road and Overview Hill. The police have said that he had...

After more than 200 years since it was first described, and more than 150 years since its association with leg clots was recognised, the pulmonary embolism remains one of the most underdiagnosed and potentially preventable causes of death. It occurs...

Phillip Ingham hasn’t worked in five years. He’s filled out hundreds of applications but things often tank at the interview stage. The 45-year-old suspects it’s not a problem with his credentials or how he presents himself, it’s his cerebral palsy....

Parents should have their children tested for autism as soon as possible if they spot development problems, the parents of a child with the condition have said. Alvina Brangman and Earl Basden, whose three-year-old daughter Eleah Basden was found to ...

After visiting a fair most people leave with a stuffed animal or some extra cotton candy. But at this Saturday’s family fun day in aid of autism services, you will also gain greater awareness about the condition. “We want people to come out, have a...

A hospital patient says he is being discharged prematurely to the Salvation Army homeless facility. The man told The Royal Gazette that his undiagnosed condition leaves him with no strength in his legs. Although medical staff had tried to get him on ...

When Andre and Shiquita Carr learned there was a higher risk their second child would be born with Down syndrome, the first thing they did was get to researching. The statistics they uncovered were startling. Nearly 90 percent of people who learn the...