Center News and Research Highlights
– Kaiser Permanente Division of ResearchFirst National Enrichment Program held for early-stage investigators in diabetes translation and health equity research
Kaiser Permanente and Stanford co-hosted the first National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases-funded conference for Centers for Diabetes Translation Research investigators.
– Creating Community to Promote Diabetes Translational Research in HealthCreating Community to Promote Diabetes Translational Research in Health
DREAMS Center for Diabetes Translational Research national enrichment program meeting draws early stage investigators focused on diabetes equity research.
– SHP Faculty Contribute to New NASEM Report on HealthSHP Faculty Contribute to New NASEM Report on Health-Care Inequities
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine updates its 20-year-old report on inequities in the U.S. health-care system, with expert advise from Stanford Health Policy researchers.
– iHeartRadioPodcast: Dr. Dean Schillinger on the Diabetes Epidemic
Actor Alec Baldwin interviews DREAMS MPI, Dean Schillinger, about the diabetes epidemic, addressing key points about the daily battles waged clinically, as well as the larger policy war needed to reduce the burden of the disease and mitigate diabetes disparities.
– Kaiser Permanente Division of ResearchRacial and ethnic disparities seen in medications provided to patients with type 2 diabetes
Patients from certain racial and ethnic groups are less likely to receive the newer type 2 diabetes medications that keep blood sugar levels stable and reduce the risk of heart and kidney disease.
– USA TodaySoda taxes have helped trim sales of sugary drinks. Public health impacts aren't as clear.
Soda taxes that have added to the price of cans, bottles and Big Gulps in a handful of cities including Philadelphia and San Francisco have effectively cut consumption of sugary drinks in those cities, a new study found.
– Washington PostMisinformation research is buckling
Academics, universities and government agencies are overhauling or ending research programs designed to counter the spread of online misinformation. Dean Schillinger speaks with the Washington Post.
- – Los Angeles Times
NIH ices research on health communication and misinformation. Is it self-censorship?
The NIH’s acting director has paused — some say killed — a planned initiative on health communications and misinformation. Some fear the agency has censored itself for political reasons.
- – NPR
'Hidden fat' puts Asian Americans at risk of diabetes. How lifestyle changes can help
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have higher rates of diabetes than whites, and are prone to developing Type 2 diabetes at younger ages and lower body weights than the general U.S. population. Among Asian subgroups, the risk of diabetes is especially high among South Asians, Filipinos and Pacific Islanders.
- – NPR
The number of Asians and Pacific Islanders with diabetes keeps going up
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are at risk for developing diabetes at lower weights and younger ages than others. Doctors are working from the inside the community to make people healthier. Featuring DREAMS-CDTR Core Faculty member, Alka Kanaya
– American Heart AssociationWhy are South Asians dying of heart disease? MASALA looks for answers.
MASALA – the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America. Launched in 2010, it has uncovered important details about heart health in the fast-growing group.
– American Heart AssociationCulture, diet, economic factors and more affect CVD risk among Asian Americans
Research needed to assess Asian subgroups individually for an accurate picture of risk and health needs, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement
– US News and World ReportsOakland's Soda Tax Cut Local Sales by 27%
“These results suggest SSB [sugar-sweetened beverage] taxes can meaningfully improve diet and health and generate substantial cost savings over a sustained period of time, all of which support the case for a national tax on SSBs,” said senior study author Dr. Dean Schillinger, a UCSF professor of medicine and a co-chair of the National Clinical Care Commission (NCCC), formed by Congress to advise on diabetes policy.
– New York TimesThe Diabetes Drug That Could Overshadow Ozempic
Demand is mounting for Mounjaro — though like some other trendy medications, it has yet to be approved for weight loss. Dean Schillinger is featured in the New York Times.
– New York TimesThe U.S. Built a European-Style Welfare State. It’s Largely Over.
Medicaid and food stamps are the latest of the pandemic relief policies to expire. But some benefits, even if temporary, made way for more generous social policies. DREAMS Core Faculty member, Rita Hamad, is featured in the New York Times.
