On World Diabetes Day, Nov. 14, experts called for stepped-up prevention, better patient care Diabetes has become a leading cause of death and disability in the Region of the Americas, and if current trends continue, the burden of the disease will increase substantially over the next two decades, according to experts at the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). On November 14, PAHO/WHO celebrated World Diabetes Day to raise awareness of the impact of diabetes and encourage improvements in prevention and care for the disease...

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