
During the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society (ENDO 2026) held in Chicago, Natalia Vázquez-Colón, representing the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, presented original research on the incidence of type 1 diabetes in adolescents aged 15 to 19 in Puerto Rico.
The results showed an upward trend in incidence during the 2009–2024 period. The analysis identified a significant average annual growth of 4.1%.
The research was conducted through a collaboration between the Institute of Statistics and the Pediatric Diabetes Foundation. Participation in ENDO 2026 allowed for sharing scientific evidence generated in Puerto Rico with a highly prestigious national and international audience of researchers, academics, and clinicians.
Access a copy of the presentation at: Trends in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Among Individuals Aged 15-19 Years in Puerto Rico.
To add a new Article 115 and renumber the current Articles 115 and 116 as Articles 116 and 117 respectively, of Act No. 187-2015, as amended, known as the “Interagency Validation Portal Act for the Granting of Incentives for Economic Development of Puerto Rico”, in order to postpone the effectiveness of the Act and to relieve any agency, agency or instrument of the Government of Puerto Rico, municipality or public corporation, that is considered an Issuing-Certifying Agency or Receiving-Granting Agency, of comply with Articles 6 to 10 and Articles 14 to 112 of the Act in everything related to Certification of Compliance, retroactively from November 17, 2015 to January 1, 2018; to provide that any Issuing-Certifying Agency or Receiving-Granting Agency must continue to accept, receive, process, process and evaluate requests for incentives or tax benefits to
To amend Articles 3, 10, 12 and 13 of Law No. 20-2012, as amended, known as the “Act to Encourage the Export of Services” in order to include medical tourism services and telemedicine facilities as part of the services eligible under the Act; to eliminate bureaucratic restrictions and requirements that limit the granting of tax incentives to applicants for these, in order to promote greater participation of those who wish to invest to export their services outside the Island, in order to promote economic development of Puerto Rico; and for other related purposes.
To order the Committee on Education, Art and Culture of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico to conduct an investigation into the level of compliance of the Puerto Rico Department of Education with the provisions of Law 165-2011, with regard to School Dropout Reports.
Symposium held: Use of data from open portals
To adopt the “Law for the Prevention, Protection and Assistance to Victims and Intervention against Human Trafficking”, with the purpose of protecting and helping victims of human trafficking in Puerto Rico; establishing mechanisms for the prevention and prosecution of the crime of human trafficking; creating the Multisectorial Board for the Prevention and Remedies against the Crime of Human Trafficking in Puerto Rico composed of agencies of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branch, and non-governmental organizations, to study and monitor the problem of human trafficking in Puerto Rico and, among other things, to propose legislation, regulations and protocols to combat this evil; to enable collaborative agreements between agencies; and to establish terms for delivering reports so that established recommendations can be immediately addressed; to amend Article 7 of Law 183-1998, as amended, known as the “Law for Compensation for Victims of Crime”, in order to...
To order the Puerto Rico Examination Boards to disclose statistical data on the results of licensing exams, by area of competence, through the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics; and for other related purposes.