WHO and Dubai ’s International Humanitarian City to send life-saving health supplies to Gaza Strip
21 February, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Amid a worsening health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) logistics hub in Dubai, in partnership with Dubai’s International Humanitarian City, will be delivering critical health supplies worth over US$ 1.7 million to the Gaza Strip.
In total, 80 metric tonnes of life-saving medicines, including insulin, are being delivered through a temporary air bridge between the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. Several air rotations are anticipated to deliver the supplies, which will support about 2 million people in the Gaza Strip.
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Source: WHO EMRO News - February 21, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Game-changing diabetes treatment could stop need for painful injections
Patients in a trial are having donated insulin-producing cells transplanted into their forearms in an effort to end the pain of regular injections. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More Options Seen for Taming Gestational Diabetes More Options Seen for Taming Gestational Diabetes
The results found the use of oral treatments to be a noninferior alternative to insulin for preventing large-for-gestational age babies in women with gestational diabetes.MDedge News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 16, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news
Type 2 diabetes: The best time of day to exercise to keep blood sugar levels in check
Exercise is "highly beneficial" for increasing insulin sensitivity, making your cells more responsive to the hormone that regulates blood sugar levels. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Oregon Senate passes bill capping insulin out-of-pocket costs at $35
From 2009 to 2019, the price of insulin tripled even as the product hasn ’t changed, according to AARP. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 13, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: news
Diabetes Tech Falls Short as Hypoglycemic Challenges Persist Diabetes Tech Falls Short as Hypoglycemic Challenges Persist
For people with T1D, severe hypoglycemia and impaired hypoglycemia awareness persisted despite the use of advanced technologies to monitor glucose and deliver insulin.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - February 13, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Minnesota and Eli Lilly settle insulin price-gouging lawsuit. Deal will hold costs to $35 a month
Minnesota has reached a settlement with Eli Lilly in a price gouging lawsuit filed against the country’s three biggest insulin manufacturers (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Gross Price of Insulin Much Higher in the United States
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 -- The gross price of insulin is much higher in the United States than in 33 comparison countries, according to a report published by the RAND Corporation.Andrew W. Mulcahy and Daniel Schwam, from the RAND Corporation in Santa... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 7, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
'I'm a pharmacist - here are five skin signs seen in people with diabetes’
Insulin resistance, which underlies diabetes, is often apparent in five distinct skin signs, according to an expert. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Healthy Activities Save Kids ’ Lives. Why Are They So Hard to Find?
It was a quiet Saturday morning, and as a pediatrician who had a busy week, that meant it was the perfect time to cozy up with a large mug of coffee at my kitchen table and make my way through the many lab results that had come into the electronic health record inbox since the previous day. I may not be setting a great example of work-life balance. But clinic days are filled with seeing patients, teaching trainees, and answering questions from our care team. Saturdays are the only time I’m able to give patients and their families undivided attention and no-rush answers.
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Source: TIME: Health - February 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julia Rosenberg Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
U.S. Insulin Prices Nine Times Higher Than Other Wealthy Nations
Gross price of insulin in the U.S. is over 9 times higher than 33 high-income comparison nations and prescription drug prices are 2.78 times higher (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - February 1, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Pharmaceutical Information Source Type: news
Once-Weekly Insulin Better Than Daily in Type 2 Diabetes Once-Weekly Insulin Better Than Daily in Type 2 Diabetes
Once-weekly insulin icodec reduced A1c levels the same or better than once-daily glargine and degludec.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - January 31, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Insulin Discontinuation Tension; FDA OKs Osteopenia Belt; Limited Mounjaro Supply
(MedPage Today) -- Type 1 diabetes patients are upset over the looming discontinuation of Novo Nordisk's long-acting insulin detemir (Levemir). (USA Today)
Mid-life women with greater exposure to toxic metals like arsenic, cadmium, and mercury... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 30, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Insulin Resistance Doesn't Affect Finerenone's Efficacy Insulin Resistance Doesn't Affect Finerenone's Efficacy
Insulin resistance may increase the risk for cardiovascular outcomes but not kidney outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - January 29, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Doctor recommends diet to 'completely reverse' type 2 diabetes - comparable to exercise
A dietary approach that is "virtually identical" to exercise could improve your insulin sensitivity and even send your type 2 diabetes into a remission. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
