THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY WASHINGTON—Black people with diabetes were more likely to develop cases of a life-threatening complication called diabetic ketoacidosis during the pandemic, even in people without COVID-19, according to a new study from the TID Exchange published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. People with diabetes are more likely to get...
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What to Know About BiDil, the First Heart Medication Marketed Specifically for Black People
Key takeaways: BiDil (isosorbide dinitrate/hydralazine) is the first FDA-approved medication for a single racial group — Black people with heart failure. But unlike isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine, the two medications it’s made up of, there’s no generic version, so it can be expensive. When taken with other medications for heart failure, BiDil has been shown...