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More than 300 people a day are still dying of Covid infection, the most recent data indicate, and the majority of them are older people. Sean Leng, a geriatrics expert at Johns Hopkins, says his recent study looking at how …
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A so-called bionic pancreas helped people across the age range manage their type 1 diabetes more easily, a recent study reports. Johns Hopkins diabetes expert Rita Kalyani says the device is much simpler to use than currently available insulin pumps. …
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Even people with type 2 diabetes who were not obese were able to achieve resolution of their condition with weight loss, a new study concludes. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, says this finding points to the need …
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A group of overweight but not obese people with type 2 diabetes were able to completely resolve the condition and go off medications when they lost 10-15% of their body weight, a new study finds. Diabetes expert Rita Kalyani at …
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Overweight and obesity are associated with the development of type 2 diabetes. Now a new study demonstrates that in people with the condition, losing weight even if they’re not obese can resolve the condition entirely. Johns Hopkins diabetes expert Rita …
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People who received the flu vaccine experienced fewer strokes in the subsequent flu season than those who didn’t, a new study finds. Anna Durbin, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins, interprets the data. Durbin: It’s a small study but …
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