diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is a growing problem, a complicated interaction of genetics, the gut microbiome, diet, and lifestyle.

There is a lot of chatter whenever a larger baby is born and exceeds a hospital’s record. The media storm that follows, social and mainstream, makes for the viral nature of the images.

Deductibles and co-payments are meant to make patient’s think twice about seeing physicians, making them pay a bit more to use the insurance benefits they already pay – skin in the game.

A new report published in BMJ Journal: Injury Prevention opts to reframe how we interpret data on preventable, premature deaths by using an “en

The data-miners have found a new vein of data, the UK Biobank, which contains genetic information on about 500,000 of their citizens.

The American College of Physicians (ACP), a professional society representing internal medicine, primary care physicians just released their newest guidance statement for managing diabetes.

Diabetes is a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

Breastfeeding is recommended for an infant's first 12 months of life because of its correlation with improved health.

A study published in Annals of Internal Medicine, from the University of Chicago presents a cost an

Insulin resistance is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes, and occurs in more than one type of body tissue. For example, insulin-resistant muscle will not respond normally when insulin directs it to take up glucose from the blood.