Diabetes News for the Spanish Speaking Community
Original Article: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/08/29/hhs-selects-the-first-drugs-for-medicare-drug-price-negotiation.html
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced 10 drugs for price negotiationThe Inflation Reduction Act, passed in 2022, allows Medicare to negotiate the prices of some prescription drugs directly with drug companies. The … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.medgadget.com/2023/08/3d-printed-heart-muscle-beats.html
3D Printed Heart MuscleScientists and engineers at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have created a 3D printed heart using a special gel and harvested heart cells. With special fiber and polymer technology, the cells … [Read More]
Original Article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19322968231194041
People with diabetes are at significant risk of eye diseaseDiabetic retinopathy is a common complication in people with diabetes. There are different degrees of retinopathy, which if left untreated, can progress leading to loss of vision. … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.healio.com/news/pediatrics/20230818/study-links-covd19-pandemic-to-weight-gain-among-children-in-us
The Years after COVIDWith almost two years since the pandemic lockdown, we are now able to see the longitudinal effects of COVID-19, including the potential for excess weight gain leading to obesity. Post-pandemic, obesity levels have … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.medtechdive.com/news/ge-healthcare-fda-clearance-wireless-vital-sign-monitor/690988/
Portrait MobileIn hospitals, doctors need to monitor vital signs. These include temperature, heart rate, blood pressure and breathing (respiratory) rates. Until recently this required patients to be attached to multiple monitors which require multiple cables. Now … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.healio.com/news/endocrinology/20230818/smoking-little-physical-activity-increase-risk-for-lower-limb-amputations-in-diabetes
How do lifestyle choices affect diabetes?It is established that our lifestyle choices impact our risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). What this means is that our food choices, how physically active we are, and whether … [Read More]
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Serious diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease can affect anyone. Therefore it is vital to make sure that clinical research includes people from all racial and … [Read More]
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Artificial intelligence is now being used by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) Hospitals to help to assess images obtained from x-rays and scans thereby reducing the reporting time by up … [Read More]
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Lipohypertrophy (LH) is the increased amount of fatty tissue underneath the skin caused by injecting or infusing insulin over time. It is very common but frequently not recognized by a … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023056487#abs0010
You are what you eatA healthy diet is important to overall health, but especially important to manage risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). Not meeting the minimum daily requirement of fruits and vegetables is a … [Read More]
