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Two significant programs that invested in research on diabetes, dementia, obesity and kidney disease have ended since the start of the Trump administration. By Gina Kolata Robert F. Kennedy Jr ...

(Courtesy/GettyImages) Millions of people around the world unknowingly live with a deadly trio: diabetes, high blood pressure and kidney disease. Often, they only realise the connection when it is ...

children born to women who had diabetes during pregnancy were 28 percent more likely to have a neurodevelopmental issue than children whose mothers didn’t have the disease. The risks of A.D.H.D ...

By identifying your risk factors for type 2 diabetes, you can take steps to avoid getting a disease that currently affects more than 34 million people in the United States. Insulin resistance occurs ...

Background Viral infections may trigger type 1 diabetes (T1D), and recent reports suggest an increased incidence of paediatric T1D and/or diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

People with diabetes tend to develop heart disease or stroke at an earlier age than the general population. One reason for this is that high glucose levels increase your risk of high blood ...

Dark leafy greens, fish, whole grains, low fat dairy products, and some carb sources may help manage diabetes and lower your risk of heart disease. Diabetes is a health condition in which the ...

When it comes to the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests that the nose knows. Mass General Brigham neurology researchers have created a smell test that shows promise as ...

for the STRIDE Trial Investigators. Semaglutide and walking capacity in people with symptomatic peripheral artery disease and type 2 diabetes (STRIDE): a phase 3b, double-blind, randomized, ...

In the U.S., the biggest contributors to developing chronic kidney disease are high blood pressure and diabetes. Up to 40% of people with diabetes and as many as 30% of people with high blood ...

Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved Capvaxive (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) for active immunization for ...