Media Coverage
Potential mechanism by which BCG vaccine lowers blood sugar levels to near normal in type 1 diabetes discovered
TYPE 1 DIABETES: TUBERCULOSIS VACCINE COULD OFFER “MAJOR ADVANCEMENT” IN TREATMENT
There’s Hope for a Vaccine to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
Trials: Generic vaccine reverses effects of type 1 diabetes
UPI, June 21, 2018
TB Vaccine Linked to Better Type 1 Diabetes Control
HealthDay, June 21, 2018
Common vaccine can reverse advanced cases of diabetes, study says
WCVB / ABC, June 21, 2018
BCG Vaccine Leads to Long-term Blood Sugar Improvement in Type 1 Diabetes Patients
EurekAlert!, June 21, 2018
"Stabilizing Diabetes: Old Drug Could Help Millions"
Boston Herald, June 13, 2017
"BCG vaccine could restore proper immune response in type 1 diabetes"
Diabetes.co.uk, June 12, 2017
"MGH study shows vaccine could permanently reverse type 1 diabetes"
Boston Business Journal,
June 10, 2017
"Pathways to a Type 1 Vaccine"
Diabetes Forecast,July/August 2016
“Here’s How Lee Iacocca Wants To Cure Diabetes”
Forbes, June 2015
“Type I diabetes cure? MGH researchers say new drug could be the answer”
Boston Business Journal, June 2015
“Human study re-ignites debate over controversial diabetes 'cure' ”
Special edition to the Washington Post, June 2013
“A New Approach to Battling Autoimmune Diseases”
Special edition to the Washington Post, June 2013
“TB Vaccine Promising as New Way to Fight Type 1 Diabetes”
US News & World Report/Health Day, August 8, 2012
“Drug Offers Hope in Diabetes Study”
Wall Street Journal, June 25, 2011
“Beyond Insulin: Searching for a Cure to Type 1 Diabetes”
UPI, June 25, 2011
“Talk of the Nation Science Friday”
NPR Talk of the Nation, August 29, 2008
“Diabetes: Of Mice and Men”
Newsweek, March 14, 2008
“Confirming Hope on Diabetes”
The Wall Street Journal, March 24, 2006
Tuberculosis Vaccine May Be Able to Help People with Diabetes
Tuberculosis Vaccine Could Reverse Type 1 Diabetes, Study Shows
Fortune, June 21, 2018
Existing vaccine shows promise as type 1 diabetes breakthrough
Boston Herald, June 21, 2018
Century-Old TB Vaccine Shows Promise Against Type 1 Diabetes, MGH Research Finds
WBUR, June 21, 2018
New insight into how an old TB vaccine lowers blood sugar in Type 1 diabetes
Fierce Biotech, June 21, 2018
Controversial Researcher’s Diabetes Vaccine Causes Improvement in Small Study
STAT News, June 21, 2018
"Mass General scientists gain insight into how a TB vaccine may reverse diabetes"
Fierce Biotech, June 12, 2017
"Three-Part Interview with Diabetes in Control"
Diabetes in Control,
August 20, 2016
"The Vaccine for Type-1 Diabetes Is Moving Forward"
TIME, June 2015
"100-Year-Old Vaccine May Help Reverse Type 1 Diabetes"
CBS Boston, June 2015
“Low C-Peptide Levels May Predict Diabetic Complications, Poor Metabolic Control”
Healio, September 2014
“BCG and Autoimmunity Working Group Publishes First Book”
Reuters, April 2014
"Drugs: Research may find route to repairing the sick pancreas"
Financial Times, November 14, 2012
“Research shows promise in reversing Type 1 diabetes”
Los Angeles Times, June 25, 2011
“Cure for Type 1 diabetes?”
UPI, June 25, 2011
“Generic Tuberculosis Medicine Shows Promise for Reversing Type 1 Diabetes”
Bloomberg, June 24, 2011
“Two experiments suggest new direction for diabetes”
Reuters, August 25, 2008
“Putting Up with Self”
Scientific American, October 13, 2006
“A Controversial Therapy for Diabetes is Verified”
The New York Times, March 24, 2006

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