Tag: health

By Samuetta Hill Drew Labor Day is the holiday which marks the end of summer. Many citizens use this holiday to get in a little...

By Glenn Ellis Urban community gun violence is a massive part of our country’s gun violence epidemic but, we’ve reach a point where it is...

By Adam Pope UAB News For the past 15 years, the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, in partnership with local organizations, has organized...

By Ameera Steward The Birmingham Times  National experts and advocates gathered in Birmingham this week to offer insights into addressing the Southern AIDS epidemic. The event was...

By Ameera Steward The Birmingham Times Last fall, Ahinoam Israel opened a café in Bessemer to provide herbal supplements that have helped her and can help...

By Bob Shepard UAB News The All of Us Research Program at the National Institutes of Health has made strong progress in its efforts to advance precision medicine, according...

By Samuetta Hill Drew Last week’s article outlined the differences between a heatstroke (sunstroke) and heat exhaustion, along with the dangers associated with them. Part...

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...

By Mallorie Turner For The Birmingham Times African Americans are 20 percent more likely to suffer from mental illnesses than the general population, according to federal...

Holly Gainer UAB News Research shows African Americans are more than twice as likely than other populations to be diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Despite...