Study: cut down on processed meats, simple carbs to help avoid diabetes
A new study suggests that cutting down of processed meats an simple carbs could help you avoid getting diabetes.
Watch CBS News
A new study suggests that cutting down of processed meats an simple carbs could help you avoid getting diabetes.
Researchers in Melbourne, Australia have designed a new oral capsule with an outer coating that allows it to pass through the stomach unharmed.
Researchers in Melbourne, Australia have designed a new oral capsule with an outer coating that allows it to pass through the stomach unharmed and break down in the small intestine.
Dr. Mallika Marshall is answering your medical questions.
WBZ-TV's Dr. Mallika Marshall answers your questions.
Insulin is the sixth most expensive liquid in the world.
WBZ-TV's Jordyn Jagolinzer reports.
Vitamin D supplements may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes in some people, according to researchers at Tufts Medical Center.
Maintaining a low-carb diet over time could help people at risk avoid developing type 2 diabetes down the road.
Maintaining a low-carb diet over time could help people at risk avoid developing type 2 diabetes down the road. Dr. Mallika Marshall reports.
A two-to-five minute walk after eating can reduce your chance of developing diabetes, researchers say.
WBZ-TV's Dr. Mallika Marshall reports.
A number of companies who have produced Super Bowl ads for decades aren't doing it this year, but Nick Jonas, a Grammy Award-nominated pop star, is part of a campaign that is using humor and technology to raise awareness about diabetes.
Two lots of a widely used type 2 diabetes medication, metformin, are being recalled due to possible contamination with a potentially cancer-causing compound.
A widely-used diabetes drug has been recalled after manufacturers found it contained unacceptably high levels of a cancer-causing contaminant.
Cinnamon may improve blood sugar control in people with a condition known as prediabetes.
The FDA identified it as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall.
Experts say these numbers have risen over the past decade.
Massachusetts residents with diabetes spent 50 percent more on insulin products in 2016 than they did in 2013, according to new data.
Eli Lilly will sell a cheaper generic version of its rapid-acting insulin Humalog.
Under the guidance of a seasoned master tailor, former police officer Julie Christian started a second career, and soon found a special calling.
Scientists have figured out how to hide a shot inside a pea-sized pill — creating a swallowable gadget, inspired by a tortoise shell, that can inject medicines like insulin from inside the stomach.
A new study finds that women who work long hours are more likely to develop diabetes.
Researchers at Mass General Hospital announced a breakthrough in treating Type 1 Diabetes.
Many patients turn to weight loss surgery to help reverse obesity and type 2 diabetes, but surgery is invasive and can cause side effects.
Gas prices in Massachusetts continue to soar past the $4-a-gallon mark.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills' exit from the race all but assures Graham Platner will get the Democratic nomination to take on Sen. Susan Collins.
The owner of a doggy daycare and boarding service in Norfolk, Massachusetts says her business has been negatively impacted after her Facebook page was hacked.
A retired FBI agent said the masked suspects left investigators with plenty of leads to work off.
A man who was a case worker for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families is accused of raping the mother of a family he was assigned to help.
Gas prices in Massachusetts continue to soar past the $4-a-gallon mark.
The city is trying to figure out how to deal with a nearly $10 million school budget shortfall.
Haverhill Police arrested an 18-year-old woman and accused her of setting a huge fire at an abandoned mill with yarn and an aerosol can of deodorant spray.
The owner of a doggy daycare and boarding service in Norfolk, Massachusetts says her business has been negatively impacted after her Facebook page was hacked last week.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills' exit from the race all but assures Graham Platner will get the Democratic nomination to take on Sen. Susan Collins.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
A Dorchester woman says Boston Police opened fire through her closed apartment door and the bullets went into her 5-year-old son's bedroom.
The I-Team has learned the Massachusetts Dept. of Health wants to take away pepper spray and non-lethal restraints from Tewksbury State Hospital safety officers.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
The "dirty soda" trend is coming to drive-thrus all over Massachusetts as Dunkin' is now serving up its own version of the viral drink.
Smokey Bones is closing all of its restaurants, including Massachusetts locations in Tyngsboro and Taunton.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
April 20 is Patriots' Day and Marathon Monday in Massachusetts. Here's what's open and what's closed.
Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor is a 114-acre destination just 4 miles from downtown Boston.
A modern school with a historic aesthetic, St. Benedict Classical Academy in Natick blends contemporary design with timeless style.
The Lexington Minute Men represent the original colonial militia who fought in the first battle of the American Revolution.
In the middle of Maine's forests lies the Desert of Maine, a surprising stretch of rolling sand dunes formed when farming practices exposed ancient glacial sand.
Known for her vibrant, handcrafted pottery, Boston artist Jill Rosenwald has made a name for herself in the industry.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Wednesday.
The Red Sox will be without their ace for the immediate future as he deals with a shoulder injury.
Rob Gronkowski will be the next member of the New England Patriots Hall of Fame, the team announced Wednesday.
The Boston Bruins avoided elimination with a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-0 on Tuesday night.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.