CDC Confirms First Case of Wuhan coronavirus In The U.S.

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed the first case of Wuhan coronavirus in the U.S. today. The patient, who recently returned home from a …

Why you need more Vitamin D in the winter

By: Margherita T. Cantorna, Pennsylvania State University Winter is upon us and so is the risk of vitamin D deficiency and infections. Vitamin D, …

Health Company Aiming to Combat the Diabetes Epidemic Raises $93M

Virta Health, a company on a mission to reverse Type 2 diabetes, today announced that it has raised $93 million in Series C funding to combat the …

New 2020 ADA Standards of Care Points to AI to Prevent Blindness

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) released a new set of clinical standards that for the first time include the use of autonomous artificial …

Blood Profile predicts risk of type 2 diabetes better than obesity

Using lipidomics, a technique that measures the composition of blood lipids at a molecular level, and machine learning, researchers at Lund …

Importance of Breastfeeding In Preventing Diabetes Reaffirmed in Early Studies

New research from Rio de Janeiro State University shows that breastfeeding is crucial in preventing diabetes. The World Health Organization …

Time-Restricted Eating Benefits Those At Risk for Diabetes, Heart Disease

Metabolic syndrome is the name for a group of risk factors, such as high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, that increase the risk for adverse …

Professional Chef Sam Talbot Opens Up About Diabetes, Cooking and His New Initiative

Professional Chef, Sam Talbot, is always on the go. He may start the day in one city, and end it in another. He lives a fast pace-life: getting new …

International Diabetes Federation: 463 Million People Now Living With Diabetes Worldwide

On #WorldDiabetesDay, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) released new figures that highlight the alarming growth in the prevalence of …

Could a “Smart Toilet” Predict Your Risk for Diabetes and Other Conditions?

Wearable, smart technologies are transforming the ability to monitor and improve health, but a decidedly low-tech commodity — the humble toilet …