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Updated 2026/10/26 09:00 Health Chosun DB In our 845th newsletter, we reported that the paradigm of diabetes treatment is “shifting from a focus on blood sugar levels to integrated management encompassing cardiovascular, kidney and metabolic health.” What, then, is the actual level of diabetes management? According to the ‘Diabetes Fact Sheet 2026’ recently published by…

Exclusive: Stark health inequalities in terms of deaths before age of 75, NHS data reveals

Nearly 10% of adults say that they “currently use cannabis to help them sleep,” according to survey data published in the journal Sleep Health

Melatonin has become a go-to for both children and adults who have trouble sleeping. According to theSleep Foundation, nearly half of all adults have used the sleep aid to fall asleep, and 39 percent say they take it every day. In all, 46 percent of parents report giving melatonin to their children to help them…

Nearly one third of Australian adults are getting less than the recommended seven hours of sleep, with young adults (ages 18–34) emerging as the most sleep deprived and most affected by the consequences of poor sleep, reveals a new study by Flinders University and the Sleep Health Foundation

The world’s population is ageing fast. In 2023, 1.1 billion people in the world were aged 60 years or over. That figure is projected to nearly double to 2.1 billion by 2050, representing around one in five people globally. By the late 2060s, the number of persons aged 60 years and over will reach 2.5…

Nearly three-quarters of American adults have difficulty sleeping through the night, according to an expansive new study