Diabetes - Page 22

September 13, 2022

US panel: No evidence that screening children for diabetes is necessary

Although the proportion of U.S. youths diagnosed with type 2 diabetes has doubled since 2021, experts have found no evidence that screening children for the disease is necessary.

August 20, 2022

Twin sisters help save woman with medical emergency on flight from Boston to Fort Myers, Florida

Twin sisters Nicole Kelly, a nurse in Burlington, Mass., and Lindsay Byrne, a firefighter and paramedic in Wayland, Mass., aided a distressed woman aboard a recent flight to Florida.

July 31, 2022

Gestational diabetes is on the rise: Here are nutrition tips to prevent and treat it

In a study out last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said gestational diabetes has risen among pregnant women who gave birth recently. Smart nutrition steps can prevent it.

June 29, 2022

Dr. Siegel: Access to insulin is the next supply chain crisis

Fox News' Dr. Marc Siegel discusses a recent study on marijuana users more likely to visit the ER and fears there will be supply chain shortages on insulin. 

June 7, 2022

Diabetes drug is a 'game changer' in combatting obesity: Dr. Saphier

Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier discusses the ability of the drug, Tirzepatide, to aid in weight loss.

May 17, 2022

Prediabetic young adults might have higher heart attack risk: Report

New research from the American Heart Association has found a potential link between prediabetes and heart attacks.

April 12, 2022

2021 deadliest year in US history due to COVID-19, drug overdoses

2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history. 

April 7, 2022

Affordable insulin for all who need it is a non-partisan issue we should all agree on

Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel makes a case for bipartisan passage of the Affordable Insulin Now Act in Congress.

March 30, 2022

Diabetes drug metformin linked to birth defects in baby boys, study finds

A popular diabetes drug could be linked to major birth defects, according to researchers. 

March 23, 2022

Study shows higher diabetes risk after COVID infection

Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel breaks down the data and reacts to the CDC's 'shocking' update on pediatric deaths.