December 2019 Archive

Holiday Eating Can Unwrap a Hidden Health Grinch

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • December 04, 2019

According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), more than 1.25 million Americans have Type 1 diabetes and approximately 40,000 more are diagnosed each year. That represents just a fraction of the country’s 30 million people with diabetes, including the vast majority who live with Type 2 diabetes. What’s more alarming is that another 84 million Americans are considered to be pre-diabetic, and though they may be dealing with symptoms of the disease, almost 90% have no idea they are at risk.

Odessa Family Doctor Wins TAFP Leadership Award

  • By Texas Academy of Family Physicians
  • December 04, 2019

Ikemefuna “Ike” Okwuwa, MD, of Odessa, Texas, was awarded the Texas Academy of Family Physicians Special Constituency Leadership Award during TAFP’s Annual Session and Primary Care Summit in The Woodlands.

Fighting Disease: Molecular Pathology

  • By School of Health Professions
  • December 02, 2019

Molecular pathology is helping to fight disease by identifying the genetic factors that can influence the progression of an illness. Learn more.

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