 "How Chinese scientists ‘cured’ type 1 diabetes – Firstpost")
Chinese scientists claimed to have cured a type 1 diabetes patient using cell transplants in what was stated to be the first such case in the world. The 25-year-old patient, who had the chronic condition for over a decade, was able to naturally regulate her blood sugar some 2.5 months after undergoing the minimally invasive … Read more
Colorado loosened regulations on medical aid in dying, made a mental health program for teens permanent and increased the penalties on EpiPen manufacturers who don’t participate in an affordability program, among other changes to the health care landscape this legislative session. Gov. Jared Polis has signed Senate Bill 68, which shortened the waiting period for … Read more
BENGALURU: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a novel and safer method to mass produce recombinant proteins such as vaccine antigens, insulin and monoclonal antibodies using the common food additive mono-sodium glutamate (MSG) instead of the hazardous methanol.Researchers hope that this novel and indigenous expression system can be used in biotech … Read more
New Delhi: Incarcerated Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was on insulin for the past few years which he stopped a few months ago after consulting a doctor in Telangana, the Tihal Jail administration claimed in a report submitted to Delhi L-G V.K. Saxena. The report, citing medical records from the RML Hospital in the national … Read more
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday moved a fresh application seeking direction to jail authorities to administer insulin and allow him to consult with doctors through video conferencing daily for 15 minutes for his acute diabetes and fluctuating blood sugar levels.The plea also stated that the Delhi Chief Minister’s wife Sunita Kejriwal … Read more
The Liberal government is expected to table its pharmacare legislation today — possibly the biggest expansion of publicly funded health care in Canada in decades. Because Canada is the only country in the world with a universal health care system that doesn’t have universal drug coverage, the move would take Canada one step closer to parity … Read more
Cassie Gray says she doesn’t want diabetes to define her, but it can take a toll. “I feel defeated sometimes, like it takes over my life,” the 14-year-old said. For her mother, Tara, the cost of Cassie’s medication brings an added worry. “We tried to hide some of our stress from our daughter because she … Read more
