Vermont's own Olympic rugby player is now a Barbie doll. On Monday, Oct. 6, Barbie announced a collaboration with Burlington-born Olympic medalist Ilona Maher, a social media star who uses her ...

Mattel, the US-based company behind the Barbie brand, launched its first Barbie doll designed with features of type 1 diabetes ( T1D). “Introducing a Barbie doll with T1D marks an important step in ...

Mario Paglino and Gianni Grossi, a 52- and 55-year-old same-sex couple who designed custom Barbie dolls for the toy company Mattel, died alongside their 37-year-old passenger Valerio Giurni, in a car ...

After Mario Paglino and Gianni Grossi were killed in a car accident July 27 on Italy's A4 Turin-Milan highway, the Mattel brand mourned the passing of the beloved doll designers. "As passionate and ...

While other major companies roll back their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, Mattel Inc. has launched the first Barbie® doll with type 1 diabetes. The doll, part of Barbie's ...

Barbie just released its first doll with Type 1 diabetes – and shoppers are eager to order them. The new Barbie doll has a continuous glucose monitor and insulin pump, among other notable features.

Mattel has introduced a new Barbie that may connect with the approximately 304,000 children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. The doll is the first Barbie to have the medical condition. The Barbie ...

There’s a brave, new Barbie in the box. Mattel announced the release of the first-ever Barbie doll with type 1 diabetes, complete with a continuous glucose monitor and an insulin pump in Barbie’s ...

The doll pairs a blue polka-dot outfit with an insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor. By Claire Moses Barbie — with her tiny waist, long legs and eternally slender physique — has long looked the ...

Mattel, the makers of the world-famous Barbie doll line has today announced the addition of a Barbie with Type 1 diabetes to its diversity-focused Fashionistas line. The brand-new Barbie sports ...