While not all chronic diseases can be prevented, one of the best ways to stay healthy is to take preventive health care measures so doctors recommend that most Americans get several screenings from ...

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham conducted a cluster analysis of diabetes in the Deep South to understand how the disease, and its subtypes, are clustered among the diverse ...

If you have diabetes, you may know that you’re at higher risk of developing heart disease later in life. But what you may not realize is that having diabetes can also increase your risk of chronic ...

According to the American Heart Association, Black women have the highest rate of obesity at 57.9%. In addition, Black women also have the highest rate of high blood pressure at 58.4%. Even with ...

Objective. Several whole-genome association studies have reported identification of type 2 diabetes susceptibility genes in various European-derived study populations. Little investigation of these ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...