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Healthtech Startup Relocates to Birmingham with App to Help Teens Control...

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By Mark Kelly Alabama News Center An idea born in Texas when a family member was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes evolved into a healthtech startup...

UAB Receives Nearly $4M to Study Diabetes Affecting Minority Youth

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By Emma Shepard UAB News The prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in youths is increasing in the United States, primarily among minorities, with Black and Hispanic...

How Onset of Diabetes Differs for Blacks and Whites

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By Adam Pope UAB News A new study published in Circulation Research by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers shows that young, healthy African American individuals...

Ellis: Diabetes and Amputation

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By Glenn Ellis If you have diabetes, you're at higher risk for many related health problems, including foot or leg amputation. That's when you have...

Ellis: Unaffordable insulin prices in America

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By Glenn Ellis Americans spend more on prescription drugs - average costs are about $1,200 per person per year - than anyone else in the...

UAB doctors focus on disparities among Alzheimer’s patients

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By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times African-Americans are more likely to develop late-onset Alzheimer’s disease than whites and are less likely be diagnosed with the condition,...

Another reason to watch what you eat: you can avoid food-borne...

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by Alicia Rohan UAB News Parties and gatherings are typically centered around food, making it important to know the do’s and don’ts of handling food. Bernard Camins,...

The Health Benefits of Caffeine May Outweigh the Risks

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By Glenn Ellis Around 90 percent of Americans consume caffeine every single day in one form or another. More than half of all American adults­...

Health Disparities: A Primer

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Times Staff Report The fact that health disparities exist between groups in the United States has led the Health And Human Services (HHS) Department to...

Step out to a healthy summer with local, free walking groups...

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With school out for the summer and warmer weather finally here, it’s a great time to get outdoors and take advantage of parks near...