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Share on PinterestNew research indicates insomnia is a possible risk factor for type 2 diabetes.Globally, around 463 million adults lived with diabetes in 2019, according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). In 2015, approximately 9% of all adults had the condition.Diabetes is a condition where sugar or glucose builds up in the bloodstream instead of…

PNAS. The research aimed to better understand the stagnation in life expectancy occurring in the United States over the past 3 decades compared with other industrialized countries.According to the study, the top three factors most closely connected to death are smoking, experiencing divorce, and having engaged in alcohol misuse.The full list of the top 10…

Hospitals might not know how many COVID-19 patients they'll be treating as the wave of the pandemic peaks in the next month or so in Minnesota, but they're starting to get a better idea of who will end up in their beds. While there remains a random or yet-to-be understood aspect to COVID-19 — and…

While most of the country is bracing for the slight relief that a Level 4 nationwide lockdown poses, some parts could remain on Level 5 - including the largest metro in KwaZulu-Natal.This was reiterated by Premier Sihle Zikalala over the weekend when he said eThekwini, the hub of the East Coast, might still languish on…