Diabetes rates have quadrupled since 1990 — these are the 4 reasons
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The number of people living with diabetes worldwide has quadrupled in the past two decades, with 830 million people diagnosed as of 2022. Experts weigh in on the risk.
Among the people with diabetes, more than half are not taking medication to control it, the above source also noted. Diabetes led to 1.6 million deaths in 2021, with nearly half of them occurring before 70 years of age. "To bring the global diabetes epidemic under control, countries must urgently take action." Melissa Rudy is senior health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
The prevalence of the disease has grown more quickly in low- and middle-income countries, where there is also the least access to treatment.
Bird flu continues to spread across the U.S., with new infections in Hawaii and continued human outbreaks in California. Experts discuss the threat to humans and how to prevent infection.
President-elect Trump is expected to choose Linda McMahon, wife of Vince McMahon and co-founder of WWE, to lead the Department of Education starting in January.
President-elect Trump is expected to choose Linda McMahon, wife of Vince McMahon and co-founder of WWE, to lead the Department of Education starting in January.
A tablet used as a paving stone that had been discovered as the oldest known inscription of the Ten Commandments is up for auction next month with Sotheby's in New York.
Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos supports GOP governors for the role on new Education secretary, aligning with President-elect Donald Trump's goal to shift education control to states and parents.
Actress Jenny Mollen said on Instagram that she learned she had head lice while on an airplane, sparking social media users to sound off. A lice expert weighs in.
St. Kevin Catholic Academy in Queens, New York, is looking to provide children in shelters with new and cozy pajamas this holiday season.
Cold temperatures, shorter days and frost-covered greens can make golf more challenging. Here’s a list of winter golf essentials to help keep you warm and ensure an enjoyable round.
A 7-year-old Maryland student is recovering after reportedly being found hanging in a school bathroom last week, in an incident officials say was a result of "horseplaying."
One of the few existing Egyptian Bes mugs was investigated to discover its use. It was found through chemical analysis that the mug once held a psychedelic concoction used in ancient rituals.
The incoming Trump administration talks about getting rid of the Education Department. It was the federal government and teachers unions that messed up schools in the first place.