The Australian government has given a funding boost to an Australian biomedical research organisation, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, to conduct clinical trials for the world’s first gene therapy for type 1 diabetes. The therapy was also developed thanks to the government’s ten-year $600 million (US$385 million) research accelerator program, targeted at addressing chronic and complex diseases….
World’s-First Gene Therapy Developed for Type 1 Diabetes
‘Rogue Nurse’ Charged With Murder After 2 Patients Die of Insulin Overdose
A former nurse in North Carolina has been charged with murder after allegedly giving lethal doses of insulin to three patients, killing two of them, officials announced on Tuesday. Johnathan Howard Hayes, 47, who worked at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has been charged with two counts of murder…
Estimated 1.3 Million Americans Forced to Ration Diabetes Medication Amid Soaring Inflation: Study
More than a million American adults with diabetes may have had to skip or ration doses of insulin in the past year as the cost of the life-saving medication soared under the Biden administration, according to a new study. The study, titled “Prevalence and Correlates of Patient Rationing of Insulin in the United States: A National…
UK Prosecutor: Nurse Poisoned 2 Babies With Insulin
LONDON—A hospital neonatal nurse in Britain accused of killing seven babies and trying to kill 10 others poisoned two infants deliberately with insulin, a British prosecutor said Monday. Lucy Letby, 32, has been charged with murder in the deaths of five baby boys and two girls, and the attempted murder of five boys and five…
FDA Warns of Cybersecurity Risk With Certain Medtronic Insulin Pumps
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned that certain types of insulin pump systems manufactured by Medtronic were vulnerable to cyberattacks and that hackers could potentially hamper insulin delivery by accessing the device. The agency issued a cybersecurity risk alert for the Medtronic MiniMed 600 Series insulin pump system, which has several components…
China’s Centralized Drug Procurement Slashes Spending, Pushing Foreign Drugs out of the Market
Under China’s centralized drug procurement policy, domestically produced generic drugs are squeezing foreign-made drugs out of the Chinese public health care market with their lower prices. The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) centralized purchasing and marketing policy is seen as forcing drug companies to trade price for sales, while patients say that they are not benefiting…
California Will Develop Its Own Low-Cost Insulin: Newsom
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that the state will develop its own “low-cost” insulin—an essential hormone that many rely on to treat their diabetes—making the state the first in the country to pursue such an effort. In a video shared on Twitter, he said that “people should not go into debt to receive life-saving…
What You Eat First During Meals Can Lower Glucose by 40 Percent
The order that you consume the proteins, fats and carbohydrates in your meal matters, with significant differences found when carbs are consumed first versus last. Which is better for your metabolic health? STORY AT-A-GLANCE You can consume the same foods — same calories, same total carbs, same nutrients — and have drastically different metabolic effects…
What You Eat First During Meals Can Lower Glucose by 40%
The order that you consume the proteins, fats and carbohydrates in your meal matters, with significant differences found when carbs are consumed first versus last. Which is better for your metabolic health? STORY AT-A-GLANCE You can consume the same foods — same calories, same total carbs, same nutrients — and have drastically different metabolic effects…
The Surprising Causes Behind the Insulin Resistance Epidemic
The fact that insulin resistance has become a global pandemic is also a topic of recent debate. Insulin resistance is a worrisome culprit in diseases from obesity to pre-diabetes to type 2 diabetes, to dementia. But what is the root cause of insulin resistance? “Insulin resistance is a pandemic that you’ve never heard of,” said…
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