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One of the unpleasant aspects of diabetes is that wounds are slow to heal, creating the potential for serious infections and even amputations. Given the prevalence of the disease in Bermuda, it’s an issue that is all too familiar in many Bermudian ho...

Almost $230,000 a year is being shelled out to treat a violent child sex offender in Britain, The Royal Gazette can reveal. An agreement reached between the Bermuda Hospitals Board and St Andrew’s Healthcare in England to provide mental health servic...

Jack Bacardi moved into Agape House thinking it was the end. He was in his 40s and had lived the “life of Riley” until drinking and smoking took a toll on his body. Doctors warned that death was imminent. They were wrong. Now 63, he has spent the pa...

When Sacha Welsh gave birth to her second daughter, Victoria, she thought she’d had a dream delivery. Victoria came into the world after just three pushes. But four hours later things took a bad turn for Ms Welsh. “I had the baby on my chest, and ...

A “tribute vehicle” to honour a police officer who lost her battle with cancer last year was unveiled this week. The pink car, which features an image of Constable Latasha Gibson, was on display as part of an event held at City Hall. Family and fri...

A doctor from one of the world’s leading universities has discovered a gene mutation in a Bermudian mother and daughter that could help to find a cure for a potential killer disease. The two women both suffer from lupus, which attacks the immune syst...

Cannabis cultivation for medical reasons will be legalised within months, David Burt told a conference last night. The Premier pledged the Government would issue the first licences for production of the drug next year. Mr Burt said: “The Government c...

The St George’s Dental Clinic was officially reopened yesterday. The clinic on Old Military Road provides services to children, seniors and “priority groups” including prisoners and uninsured clients. It has been renovated and now has a full-time den...

What is your speed?” I asked this suddenly of my husband, Bill, as we drove by a road sign showing the speed of our car. He thought for a moment: “What an interesting question! I think I am in idle right now.” “What about you?” he asked me with meas...

Astoria Williams-Smith loves to smile, but felt the need to cover her mouth because of her teeth. But now she is set to receive a full-mouth makeover from Positive Image Dental as part of a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bermuda. Ms Willi...

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...