Diabetes

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Driving diabetes medicine forward: Meet Ping Wang, M.D.
Ping H. Wang, M.D., speaks softly and rarely refers to himself, preferring to give credit to everybody else.    Ping H. Wang, M.D. But don’t mistake self-effacement for lack of passion...
COVID-19 and Diabetes: The latest information about the risks
Back in March, as the novel coronavirus began to spread across the United States and the world, we spoke to Fouad Kandeel, M.D., Ph.D., professor of the Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism at...
Diabetes Awareness Month: Preventing diabetic foot complications
November is National Diabetes Month, when health care professionals and organizations strive to bring greater awareness to the disease and its impact. Diabetes is increasingly prevalent, and it...
City of Hope opens investigational vaccine trial for type 1 diabetes
A City of Hope phase 1 trial featuring an investigational vaccine that uses a person’s own immune cells, a beta cell protein and vitamin D3 to potentially treat type 1...
Diabetes researcher hunts down disease’s earliest traces
It can start with any number of symptoms — unquenchable thirst, constant bathroom trips, a lingering run-down feeling or weight dropping off for no apparent reason. In extreme cases, people...
City of Hope renames world-class research center for Arthur Riggs
City of Hope has renamed its preeminent diabetes research center the Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute in honor of its longtime director and research pioneer Arthur Riggs, Ph.D...
Study tackles mechanism of metabolic memory in diabetes
For people with diabetes, vascular complications like kidney disease and atherosclerosis, which can lead to poor health and even death, are seen at increased rates. In a new Nature Metabolism...
COVID-19 and diabetes: Important facts about the risks
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the United States and the world, doctors and scientists are discovering certain things about this highly contagious disease. One of their key...
Thurmond named director of Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute
Debbie Thurmond, Ph.D.Leading diabetes scientist Debbie Thurmond, Ph.D., has been named the new director of City of Hope’s Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute, which continues diabetes research at City of Hope...