Topic: Frederick Banting

Several strategies to rein in the runaway cost of insulin have been proposed in recent months, though none has yet borne fruit.

Civica Rx announced Thursday its intent to produce its own insulin in order to dramatically reduce the cost of a widely used medicine that has seen its price soar in recent years.

A new law in Colorado capping the price of insulin for insured patients at $100 per month has generated interest in other states because the price of the life-saving drug has spiked, lawmakers said.

On July 27, 1953, a truce officially ended the Korean War, which had begun June 25, 1950.

Insulin, a life-saving medication used to treat diabetes, was discovered nearly 100 years ago, yet the drug's price has spiked 700 percent in just two decades.

Google is celebrating the 125th birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, the scientist who co-discovered insulin could be used to treat diabetes with a new Doodle.