Diabetes

At HLTH Europe, BBC StoryWorks Shines a Light on Women’s Health and the Challenge of Navigating Care

Conversations about women's health are not new. Researchers, clinicians, patient advocates and policymakers have spent decades drawing attention to disparities…

2 weeks ago

Diabetes Is a Major Risk Factor for Dementia. 115 Million Americans Have Prediabetes.

Living in a retirement community, I see many people develop and progress to severe Alzheimer’s disease. This is the disease…

3 weeks ago

GLP‑1 Medications in Later Life: Why the “Miracle Shot” Needs a Senior‑Specific Safety Lens

When GLP-1 medications like semaglutide began to gain attention, many people saw them as a breakthrough. For some people, these…

5 months ago

GLP‑1 Medications in Later Life: Why the “Miracle Shot” Needs a Senior‑Specific Safety Lens

When GLP-1 medications like semaglutide began to gain attention, many people saw them as a breakthrough. For some people, these…

5 months ago

Stopping Middle-Age Spread

[Reprinted with permission from NIH News in Health]  If you’re an adult in the U.S., you can expect to gain…

5 months ago

From Bread to Barriers: When Health-Care Access Becomes the Crime

Les Misérables was never truly about bread. Bread was the spark, hunger the condition, and desperation the predictable outcome of…

6 months ago

SNAP at Risk: What a Shutdown Means for Health and America’s Social Contract

When Federal systems stall, people’s lives don’t pause. The government shutdown has threatened the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the…

8 months ago

The Strange Link Between Light Exposure and Weight Gain

The first time I suspected light could make people gain weight, I was not in a clinic. I was standing…

11 months ago

The Silent Additive: What Singapore Street Food Taught Me About Ultra-Processed America

I Ate More. I Weighed Less. In Malaysia, I ate like a poet unchained. Noodles in the morning. Spiced broth…

11 months ago

Skinnier, Sicker? Weight-Loss Meds Raise Concerns

Taking any type of medicine always carries a risk, with some risks being more concerning than others. If you look…

1 year ago

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