Tag: health
How Onset of Diabetes Differs for Blacks and Whites
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: The Unwelcomed Guest: Holiday Heart Syndrome
By Glenn Ellis
From Thanksgiving through New Year's Day, emergency room visits and hospital admissions for acute illnesses tend to spike. While the holidays are...
UAB Launches Live HealthSmart Alabama, Designed to Increase Wellness Statewide
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
UAB leaders on Tuesday launched Live HealthSmart Alabama, a partnership between the institution, community, government, business and education agencies to...
More Alabamians Lack Health Insurance. Why It’s Important to Sign Up
By Brian Massey
Improving the health and wellness of individuals and communities involves understanding and addressing numerous conditions in our environment that can affect one’s...
Brookwood Baptist Health Doctors: What to Know During Diabetes Awareness Month
By Ameera Steward
For the Birmingham Times
November is Diabetes Awareness Month, a time to raise understanding about diabetes, an illness that affects millions of Americans...
Ellis: Beware of Salmonella in Turkey as Thanksgiving Nears
By Glenn Ellis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting that outbreak strain of Salmonella Reading is present in live turkeys and in many...
Drew: Mall Parking and Shopping Safety during the Holidays
By Samuetta Hill Drew
With Black Friday on the horizon and stores starting their 2019 sales early because of the short shopping season between Thanksgiving...
Jefferson County approves UAB-led Healthcare Authority to Run Cooper Green
The Birmingham Times
Calling it a “defining moment” for indigent patients, a majority of Jefferson County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to create a UAB-led Health...
Drew: Keeping Your Home Safe During the Holidays
By Samuetta Hill Drew
The holiday season is quickly approaching. It starts in late November and goes to mid-January. This is a time of year...
Ellis: Beware of the Ancestry DNA Tests
By Glenn Ellis
Somewhere in America, there are millions of people who have paid to spit in a tube and have their genetic data analyzed...
