Denise Faustman, MD, PhD

Denise Faustman, MD, PhD, is a noted type 1 diabetes researcher. She is currently leading a clinical trial program at Massachusetts General Hospital to test an inexpensive vaccine, BCG, as a treatment for patients with longstanding type 1 diabetes.

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Can a Tuberculosis Vaccine Combat Type 1?

April 3, 2015

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Human trials show the vaccine might repair the pancreas in those who have long had Type 1.

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Most People with Type 1 Still Producing Insulin

September 3, 2014

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With new diagnostic tools, doctors can track the insulin production of people with diabetes who are long past the honeymoon…

Denise Faustman, MD, PhD