Latest Diabetes News

Can yogurt reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes?

May. 06, 2024 12:11 PM EDT

Sharp-eyed grocery shoppers may notice new labels in the dairy aisle touting yogurt as way to reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes. That’s because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently said it’s OK for producers of yogurt to make that claim — even though the agency...

Lilly rides Mounjaro, Zepbound to better-than-expected 1Q profit despite supply issues

Apr. 30, 2024 12:19 PM EDT

Rapidly climbing sales of the new obesity drug Zepbound and its counterpart for diabetes, Mounjaro, pushed Eli Lilly to a better-than-expected first-quarter profit. The drugmaker also hiked its sales and earnings forecast for 2024 beyond Wall Street's expectations even as it hustles...

What to know about Bell's palsy, the facial paralysis affecting Joel Embiid

Apr. 26, 2024 11:34 AM EDT

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell's palsy, a condition that can strike out of the blue and cause muscles on one side of a person's face to become weak or paralyzed, distorting expression. Here’s what to know about the mostly temporary...

Biden sees a $35 price cap for insulin as a pivotal campaign issue. It’s not that clear-cut

Apr. 21, 2024 07:43 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rarely a day goes without President Joe Biden mentioning insulin prices. He promotes a $35 price cap for the medication for Americans on Medicare — in White House speeches, campaign stops and even at non-health care events around the country. His reelection...