Diabetes In America, By The Numbers
A new report shows that nearly half of Americans have diabetes or pre-diabetes.
Los Angeles Times:
Half Of Americans Have Diabetes Or A High Risk For It — And Many Of Them Are Unaware
Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and … diabetes. That’s right. The metabolic condition is about as American as you can get, according to a new national report card on diabetes released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Kaplan, 7/18)
In other public health news —
KPCC:
LA To Debut Rapid Response Pilot Program To Help Stroke Patients
A pilot program designed to provide stroke patients with emergency care more quickly will kick off next month in Westwood, San Pedro and Long Beach. The project will use a modified ambulance equipped with a mobile CT scanner to diagnose and start treating stroke patients while they're still en route to the hospital. (Lower, 7/18)
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Shady Clinical Trials Advertised On Prominent Government Website
Potentially dangerous stem cell treatments are being marketed on a website the federal government established to help patients find experimental therapies, according to a prominent professor of bioethics. ClinicalTrials.gov is run by the National Institutes of Health to give a comprehensive list of all registered clinical studies around the world. But the site, mandated by an act of Congress, doesn’t properly vet these studies for legitimacy, said Leigh Turner, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics...California had 113 of these clinics, the most of any state, the study found. And Southern California was the epicenter. Beverly Hills had the most of any city in the country, with 18 such clinics. (Fikes, 7/19)