Diabetes

Health Care Costs
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The Astronomical Price of Insulin Hurts American Families
Jan 6, 2021
More than 30 million Americans have diabetes, and nearly a quarter of them use insulin to manage their symptoms and prevent life-threatening complications. The price they have to pay for insulin is more than ten times higher than the average prices in 32 other countries combined.
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Information Operations
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Election Interference on Twitter, Insulin Prices, Remote Learning: RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 9, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on evidence of interference in the 2020 election on Twitter, U.S. insulin prices compared to those of other countries, how parents can help their kids' education stay on track during the pandemic, and more.
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Diet and Eating Habits
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Putting Health to the (Taste) Test
Jul 1, 2015
Researchers teamed up with a dozen Los Angeles lunch trucks to test healthier menu items—chicken breasts and grilled fish alongside the usual tacos and hamburgers.
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Nutrition Policy
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Food Providers: Regulators Should Insist They 'First, Do No Harm'
Deborah A. Cohen
Apr 8, 2015
The RAND Blog
Everyone needs food, water, and shelter, yet society offers protective standards and regulations for just two of these three essentials. Food regulations focus on preventing illnesses like botulism, but when it comes to chronic diseases like obesity and diabetes, regulations offer little protection to U.S. consumers.
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Cardiovascular Disorders
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Caring for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes, Why Gender Matters
Chloe E. Bird @ChloeBirdPhD
Feb 27, 2014
Girl with Pen, Bedside Manners blog
High-quality routine care for both cardiovascular disease and diabetes is at least as relevant to women's health and survival as it is to men's. Yet evidence suggests that women continue to face gaps in even low-cost, routine aspects of care.
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Health Care Costs
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Small Ideas for Saving Big Health Care Dollars (No. 4-7)
Jan 15, 2014
Focusing on smaller, more focused approaches can identify less controversial opportunities for modest health care savings.
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Diabetes

The Astronomical Price of Insulin Hurts American Families

Election Interference on Twitter, Insulin Prices, Remote Learning: RAND Weekly Recap

Putting Health to the (Taste) Test

Food Providers: Regulators Should Insist They 'First, Do No Harm'

Caring for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes, Why Gender Matters

Small Ideas for Saving Big Health Care Dollars (No. 4-7)

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