Type 1 diabetes is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions in children in the U.S.,1 affecting around four out of every 1,000 youths.2 This autoimmune disease causes the body’s immune system to mistakenly destroy the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. This leads to lifelong dependence on insulin injections, frequent blood sugar monitoring, and increased… Read More »
A study has concluded that HIV self-testing is safe, increases testing uptake and increases the yield of HIV positive results among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people. Among female sex workers, results are more mixed. While HIV self-testing improves testing uptake, it does not increase the yield of positive results and… Read More »
Every year in the U.S., approximately 795,000 people have a stroke and 140,000 die as a result, making strokes not only a leading cause of death but also a common cause of serious, long-term disability. Most often, strokes occur in those over the age of 65, but they can strike younger adults as well. In… Read More »
According to experts, individuals with prehypertension have got a 55 % greater risk of having a future stroke than those without. Prehypertension is a clinical class formed by experts in 2003 to identify people whose blood pressure was raised, yet still regarded as inside normal range. Hypertension or high blood pressure is a huge risk… Read More »