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. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 5:12 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… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 5:00 Why there’s been a dangerous diabetes spike around the globe By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading