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Community engagement really enriched our reporting on Type 2 diabetes
"We’re reporters and we know how to access people for our stories, but this was going to take a... more »
posted 09/08/22
Hispanic children with Type 2 diabetes suffer long-term health complications and barriers to treatment in South Texas
A reporting team will look at the ways in which the pandemic has exacerbated Type 2 diabetes and... more »
posted 01/27/22

Yvette Benavides's Work
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Project: Diagnóstico Diabetes: Un Informe Especial
This story is part of a larger series called Diagnosis Diabetes, made possible with a grant from the USC Center for Health Journalism's 2022 Impact Fund for Reporting on Health Equity and Health Systems....
Project: Family matters in childhood Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes in children was rare 40 years ago, but not anymore, according to Dr. Jane Lynch, a professor of pediatric endocrinology at UT Health San Antonio.
Project: A darkened neck could be a sign for Type 2 diabetes. But Texas screenings have slowed
Texas has a law that requires the screening of school children for diabetes. But due to COVID-19, in recent years, those screenings aren't always happening.