In research published online in the American Journal of Epidemiology on Sept. 17, lead author Yunsheng Ma, MD, PhD, MPH, associate professor of medicine, concludes that the way to reduce high diabetes-related death rates among all postmenopausal women—including black and Hispanic women—is through prevention of diabetes. U.S. News HealthDay, Medscape and Medpage Today reported on the significance of the study findings.
“Rather than emphasizing aggressive use of anti-diabetic medications in postmenopausal minority women, we should focus on educating them about preventing diabetes,” Dr. Ma said.
Read the full stories here:
Medscape: Diabetes Ups Mortality Risk Across Ethnicities
U.S. News HealthDay: New Understanding of Racial Disparities and Diabetes
Medpage Today: Diabetes Hastens Death for Older Women
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