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Jun 07

Nevada bill would require insulin makers to post profits

By Emily Kopp, Kaiser Health News

The cost of insulin medications has steadily risen over the past decade by nearly 300 percent.

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May 05

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Self-empowerment is sweet for diabetes patients in this innovative program

By PBS News Hour

Empowering diabetes patients to feel like they can change their health is the goal of Project Dulce, an innovative program in San Diego that has been held up as a national model. It combines peer counseling, guidance from physicians and…

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Jan 22

Diabetes-related kidney disease drops among Native Americans

By Michael D. Regan

The Indian Health Service said an aggressive campaign to educate and treat diabetes, bolstered by $150 million in annual federal funding, played a large part in the reductions.

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Oct 16

The insulin market is heading for a shakeup. But patients may not benefit

By Rebecca Robbins, STAT

The insulin market, dominated by old drugs that have skyrocketed in price, is on the verge of a shakeup.

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Sep 13

How the sugar industry artificially sweetened Harvard research

By Melissa Bailey, STAT

A paper recounts how two famous Harvard nutritionists, Dr. Fredrick Stare and Mark Hegsted, who are now deceased, worked closely with a trade group called the Sugar Research Foundation, which was trying to influence public understanding of sugar’s role in…

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Jul 25

Oakland hackers take a stab at making crowdfunded insulin

By Andrew Stelzer, KQED

Counter Culture Labs has about 35 dues-paying members and dozens of volunteers. Aside from the insulin project, the DIY scientists are trying to make vegan cheese.

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Jul 22

Diabetes linked to risk of mental health hospitalization in young adults

By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News

Young people with diabetes were four times more likely to be hospitalized for mental health or substance use treatment in 2014 than were young adults without the disease, according to a recent study.

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May 20

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New food labels to emphasize calories, amount of ‘added sugar’

By PBS News Hour

The FDA rolled out new rules for nutrition labels on packaged foods and drinks Friday, designed to highlight the amount of “added sugar” and calories in a given product. The measures, which take effect this summer, are part of a…

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Apr 06

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Why there’s been a dangerous diabetes spike around the globe

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According to a new study from the World Health Organization, diabetes cases have quadrupled over the last 40 years, mostly in poorer nations. Today, 8.5 percent of all adults worldwide suffer from the chronic disease, and 3.7 million deaths are…

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Apr 05

What’s behind skyrocketing insulin prices?

By Ed Silverman, STAT

The cost of insulin more than tripled — from $231 to $736 a year per patient — between 2002 and 2013, according to a new analysis.

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