The skin, the body’s largest organ, can offer subtle but significant clues about diabetes. Individuals with diabetes often experience dry, itchy skin due to dehydration resulting from frequent urination, a hallmark of the condition. Furthermore, the presence of acanthosis nigricans – dark, thickened patches of skin, typically in body folds – can indicate insulin resistance, […]

Article 0 Comments New You can now listen to Insurance Journal articles! The Florida Supreme Court this week declined to hear an appeal from Florida Farm Bureau General Insurance. The move essentially upholds a lower court that cut down the insurer’s argument that a burglar’s blood and fecal matter are not covered by a homeowner’s […]

Our Blood Institute (OBI) will hold a number of blood drives across the area in August. With your blood donation you’ll receive a free ticket to Science Museum Oklahoma, Frontier City or Hurricane Harbor. Successful donors will also receive a “Life is Better” T-shirt, while supplies last.* Science Museum Oklahoma is home to over 390,000 […]

In a glimpse of what could become a future Black Mirror episode, scientists have hooked the circulatory systems of old mice to young mice, and found that it slows the aging process in the older animals and increases their lifespan by up to 10%. In recent years studies have increasingly shown that giving older mice […]

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – More people can now roll up their sleeves and donate blood. After the FDA put out new guidelines, blood banks can now expand donor eligibility to include more people from the LGBTQ community. Before this change, there were stricter guidelines for gay and bisexual men who wanted to donate. Before these […]