Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a metabolic disorder of insulin resistance — a reduced sensitivity to the action of insulin — which leads to high blood sugar, or hyperglycemia. Approximately 12% of American adults have T2D, and more than one-third of Americans […]
Moderate exercise and positive social relationships are two of the habits associated with longer lives Shutterstock/Ground Picture People who adopt eight healthy habits by the age of 40 may live about two decades longer than those who don’t. The effect is lower […]
20 May 2022 – Geneva: The World Health Organization has published its latest comprehensive set of World Health Statistics for 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic – which led to an estimated 4.5 million excess deaths in that year. The […]