President Barack Obama today nominated Yvette Roubideaux, MD, MPH, a
diabetes researcher and longtime American Diabetes Association
volunteer on Native American issues, to be director of the Indian
Health Service.
The drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc. has announced a significant expansion of its patient assistance program, which provides free prescription medications to uninsured U.S. residents. The program includes Merck's type 2 diabetes drugs Januvia and Janumet.