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The number of patients needing dialysis treatment has tripled in the last ten years, according to the latest statistics. And the 200 percent increase in patients needing the life-saving but costly treatment means that a “disproportionately high” numb...

The average Bermudian may be consuming enough sugar to fill an industrial dumpster each year, said the Bermuda Diabetes Association, so it is critical to educate people about lifestyle induced diabetes. Tomorrow a number of organisations including Ki...

Patti Rose Smith was shocked and frightened when she was diagnosed with diabetes during a routine blood test. Now, 18 months and 63lbs later, she says she has never felt better. “When they tell you, immediately you go into shock,” she said. “You thin...

Education and awareness are the keys to eradicating diabetes, according to Community and Cultural Affairs Minister Wayne Scott. Proclaiming November as Diabetes Awareness Month yesterday, the Minister said: “The prevalence of diabetes in our commun...

Bermuda’s firefighters are in the pink after deciding on an eye-catching change of uniform. The rugged men of the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service, tasked with the difficult, dangerous and often dirty job of putting out fires, usually wear drab, pract...

Grieving mother seeks answers in the absence of a coroner’s inquest By Sam Strangeways The grieving mother of a young heroin addict who died a year ago is still waiting to find out why from the authorities. Lynn Spencer has been given no official cau...

A Hamilton spa has confirmed it was the source of an outbreak of the bacterial infection MRSA, linked to at least 20 cases over recent weeks — but said it now has a clean bill of health. Tai Homespa owner Juan Smith said his business would reimburse ...