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The majority of people with diabetes who were only in their twenties had a least one complication of the condition already, a recent study shows. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, says this study points very squarely to …

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Even if you’re only in your twenties if you’ve had diabetes for 10 years or more kidney disease, eye disease and nerve disease are likely, a sobering new study finds. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, says this …

Kids who develop type 2 diabetes early in life are at high risk for a host of complications, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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Some children develop type 2 diabetes in childhood or teenage years, and now a study looking at what happens to them as they age into their twenties comes to some disturbing conclusions. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, …

Those who get diabetes at a young age also develop complications much earlier, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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If you’re a parent of a child younger than 12 years of age you may be struggling with the simplest of decisions right now regarding their welfare, a recent survey suggests, largely because of concerns about COVID-19. Helen Hughes, a …

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Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a viral infection typically experienced early in life, and for most, isn’t a problem. Now more children seem to be experiencing RSV out of season, sometimes along with COVID infection. Helen Hughes, a pediatrician …

With the relaxation of COVID restrictions some common childhood viruses are making an unseasonal comeback, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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Medicare could save billions of dollars simply by negotiating drug prices, a recent study found. One group that makes a lot of money acting as an intermediary between payers and patients are pharmacy benefits managers, or PBMs. Caleb Alexander, an …

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Billions of dollars could be saved by Medicare if they simply negotiated drug prices for the ten most common prescription medicines in the same way Costco does, a recent study found. Caleb Alexander, an internal medicine expert at Johns Hopkins, …

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