Browsing: Diabetes

September 15, 20253 min readDeath Rates from Chronic Diseases Dropped in Most CountriesA report finds that death rates from cancer and heart disease have declined since…

Nat WrightHealth ProducerGetty ImagesErrors by machines used to diagnose diabetes mean at least 55,000 people in England will need further blood tests, a BBC investigation has…

August 28, 20254 min readNew Cell Transplant for Type 1 Diabetes Sidesteps Need for ImmunosuppressantsScientists treated a person’s type 1 diabetes with genetically modified insulin-producing cells…

Philippa RoxbyHealth reporterGetty ImagesTreatment for millions of people with type 2 diabetes should be more personalised, with greater access to newer medicines, including weight-loss drugs, the…

Weight loss drugs could at least double the risk of diabetic patients developing age-related macular degeneration, a large-scale study has found.Originally developed for diabetes patients, glucagon-like…

Mark NormanBBC South East Health CorrespondentNHS SussexCatherine, 57, said a blood test last October “revealed she was at high risk”A woman from Brighton has said taking…

Hoda Kotb has revealed that her daughter’s diabetes played a role in her January exit from the Today show. Returning to the NBC morning show, as…