Tag: D2d Diabetes Study

Karen C. Johnson, MD, Named Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at UTHSC

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Karen C. Johnson, MD, MPH, College of Medicine Endowed Professor in Women’s Health and a principal investigator for several groundbreaking national and international public health research studies, is the new chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. A tenured professor in the Departments of Preventive Medicine and… Read More

UTHSC’s Karen Johnson, MD, a Principal Investigator in Major National Diabetes Prevention Study

Written by Peggy Reisser

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A researcher from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is among principal investigators on a six-year nationwide diabetes prevention clinical trial that released findings today at the American Diabetes Association’s 79th Scientific Sessions in San Francisco. The Vitamin D and Type 2 diabetes (D2d) study found that vitamin D supplementation does not significantly reduce… Read More