WEDNESDAY, April 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — One of the most dangerous complications of diabetes is a foot ulcer that won’t heal, but now a preliminary study finds that a type of stem cell found in body fat may be a powerful remedy for these severe foot wounds. The studyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The overall eye health of people with diabetes benefits from preventive drug injections directly into the eyeball, but it’s too soon to tell whether such treatment will better preserve their vision long-term, new clinical trial results show. Regular injections of aflibercept (Eylea) causedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Live well, live longer. New research offers more evidence that the mantra rings true: People who got regular exercise and ate a healthy diet in middle age had a reduced risk of serious health problems as seniors. “Health care professionals could use theseContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Once Black Americans reach age 40, their blood pressure often begins a rapid climb, putting them at significantly higher risk of stroke than their white counterparts, a new study warns. Middle-aged Black people have roughly four times the stroke risk faced by whiteContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black people have higher diabetes death rates than white people in the 30 largest cities in the United States, a new study finds. But placing a cap on the price of insulin could narrow that racial gap, according to researcher Joanna Buscemi, ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Women who develop diabetes during pregnancy have a higher risk of complications for themselves and their babies if they’re night owls instead of early birds, a new study finds. Gestational diabetes increases the mother’s risk of premature delivery and preeclampsia (pregnancy-induced high bloodContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Blood sugar levels in youngsters with type 1 diabetes improved during Britain’s first national COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, researchers say. “Children and families found it easier to manage this disease when they were forced to stay at home. This helps us to understand theContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Daily insulin jabs can be the bane of existence for people who live with type 2 diabetes, but an investigational once-weekly insulin shot may be a game changer for these folks. While the research is still in its early stages, the new drugContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Could the time you eat your breakfast determine your health? Yes, suggests new research that finds eating your morning meal before 8:30 a.m. may reduce your risk for developing type 2 diabetes. People in the study who ate breakfast early had lower bloodContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Poorly controlled type 1 diabetes significantly increases a child’s risk of COVID-19 complications and death, researchers warn. The risk of complications is 10 times higher in youngsters with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes than in those with well-controlled diabetes, according to a studyContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Widely used diabetes and obesity drugs don’t increase the risk of breast cancer, a new study indicates. The drugs — called glucagon like peptide-1 receptor agonists or GLP-1 RAs for short — are effective in treating type 2 diabetes and obesity and inContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — White Americans had a greater decline in potentially avoidable hospitalizations during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic than Black Americans, according to a new study. The findings suggest that Black patients may have had less access to outpatient care that could haveContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you’re a 20-something who wants to stay sharp, listen up: A new study suggests poor health habits now may increase your risk of mental decline later in life. Its authors say young adulthood may be the most critical time for adopting aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The same lifestyle habits that protect the heart can also curb the risk of a range of cancers, a large new study confirms. The study of more than 20,000 U.S. adults found both bad news and good news. People with risk factors forContinue Reading