The precision medicine approach can identify people at high genetic risk for hypertension, heart failure, stroke and heart attack and use precision medicine to help prevent fatal cardiovascular disease. Written by: Tehreem Khan Media Contact: Anna Jones Vibhu Parcha, MD, and Pankaj Arora, MD Photography: Andrea MabryNearly half of all American adults have high blood …
UAB experts discuss tips for exercising, eating healthy, and avoiding added stressors during the holiday season. As the holidays approach, many are beginning to feel the inevitable stressors of the expected “merry” holiday season. Between hosting family, exchanging gifts with friends, and the endless list of holiday parties, it can all become overwhelming if not …
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ORANGEVILLE, Ill. – When his father fell ill several years ago, interactions with his doctors stood apart from Rock Falls native Heather Moser. “Going through this interaction with him and really getting an eye-opening look at a lot of different perspectives, from ER visits to neurology visits and all the things that went with him …
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A scholar from the Cherokee Nation of Arizona has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine based in part on her research into HIV/AIDS and drug abuse prevention, with a focus on indigenous youth. Julie Baldwin, Ph.D., a regents professor in the Department of Health Sciences at Northern Arizona University, joins …
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