
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.

Date: December 11, 2013
To order the Labor Affairs and Public Service Retirement Systems Committees and the Federal and International Affairs and Veterans Affairs Committees of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to conduct a thorough investigation into the impact that an increase in the minimum wage would have on Puerto Rico.

Date: November 20, 2013
To add the new subparagraphs (a) and (q) and renumber the current subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), (g), (h), (i), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p) and (q) as subparagraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q) and (s) of Article 1.3; amend Article 2.03; add the new paragraphs (3) and (9) and re-list the current paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8), such as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (10) of Article 3.11 of Act No. 54 August 15, 1989, as amended, for the purpose of recognizing active empowerment of minors, who are experiencing a manifestation of violence, inequity or intimidation within a couple's relationship, to claim, before the appropriate authorities, an order of protection, without the need to receive the consent of their parent with parental authority, their legal guardian or the appearance of a judicial defender who provides them with legal capacity to claim the remedy that is appropriate in law;...

Date: November 20, 2013
To amend paragraph (d) of Article 8 of Law 78? 2013, known as the “Law of the Attorney for Persons with Disabilities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico” for the purpose of expressly including within the duties and responsibilities of that office the creation of an Integrated Labor Compliance System, which will serve as a continuous instrument for monitoring and adjusting public policy, programs, benefits, resources, incentives and services for people with disabilities in the area of employment and in business, commercial, cooperative opportunities and related economic activities, public or private; as well as for other purposes.

Date: November 20, 2013
To add a new Article 3.6, renumber the current Articles 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10 and 3.11, such as Articles 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11 and 3.12, respectively, add a new subparagraph (5) to paragraph (C) of the re-enumerated Article 3.8 of Act No. 54 of August 15, 1989, as amended, known as the “Act for the Prevention and Intervention against Domestic Violence”, in order to establish that every person convicted by the provisions of this mandate, must have a mandatory program to complete reeducation and retraining for to enable their rehabilitation for gender-based violence, before the consummation of their sentence; to extend the above-mentioned requirement to condition access to the privilege of parole on the fact that the person convicted of this type of abuse has completed the mandatory program created by virtue of this statute; and for other related purposes.

Dates: November 20, 2013
To add a new paragraph (f) to Article 3.7 of Law No. 54 of August 15, 1989, as amended, known as the “Law for the Prevention and Intervention against Domestic Violence”, for the purpose of establishing that the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, will have the obligation to notify the victim of this manifestation of violence, of the approach of the release of the perpetrator; to delimit the mandatory time to carry out the said action; and for other related purposes.

Date: November 20, 2013
To order the Social Development Commission? Economic and Planning and to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Anti-Consumer Practices? monopolistic, of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, to carry out research on possible market saturation, in the retail sales sectors, and its effects on the Puerto Rican economy; and for other related purposes.