Tamara Thomas

Tamara Thomas, CHC, is the Editor-in-Chief of Urban Health Today and the host of the Urban Health Weekly podcast.

Articles by Tamara Thomas

Tamara ThomasNeurology Diagnostics | February 21, 2025
A team trained a deep learning pose-recognition algorithm on video of infants in the NICU to identify key neurologic metrics.
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Tamara ThomasMental Health | February 20, 2025
Young people who believed they had a lower chance of living to age 35 reported higher rates of self-harm.
Tamara ThomasGastroenterology | February 19, 2025
Researchers observed that people who carried the HLA-DRB1*01:03 allele were more than 3 times more likely to have severe UC
Tamara ThomasReproductive Health | February 19, 2025
Despite the significant health risks of unintended pregnancy, many young people face barriers to accessing contraception.
Tamara ThomasWorkforce News | February 17, 2025
Despite the recent advancements in artificial intelligence in medicine, it has yet to reduce physician workload and burnout.
Tamara ThomasMultiple Myeloma | February 16, 2025
Persistent or newly developed lymphopenia after diagnosis was also linked to an increased risk of mortality.
Tamara ThomasUrban Health Weekly | February 14, 2025
Dr. Cedric Pulliam Shares his IBD Journey & Patient Advocacy Work
Tamara ThomasReproductive Health | February 14, 2025
Researchers have found a way to target the inflammation associated with endometriosis without the common side effects...
Tamara ThomasBreast Cancer Disparities | February 14, 2025
Researchers found that compared with White women, Black women had a higher risk of breast cancer death of a tumor type.
Tamara ThomasDiabetes | February 13, 2025
Vitamin D deficiency emerged as the most prevalent, affecting about 60% of T2D patients studied
Tamara ThomasCancer | February 12, 2025
Individuals living in lower-income areas experience disproportionately higher rates of late-stage diagnoses and mortality
Tamara ThomasReproductive Health | February 11, 2025
Since the introduction of the HPV vaccination, the rates of new cases of HPV infection and cervical cancer have declined.
Tamara ThomasHeart Health | February 11, 2025
The commission urges health authorities to recognize obesity as a chronic, potentially life-threatening condition
Tamara ThomasGastroenterology | February 10, 2025
Actigraphs showed that patients with fatty liver disease woke 55% more often at night compared to healthy volunteers
Tamara ThomasDiabetes | February 9, 2025
may be at risk if their phone settings change following updates to software or hardware
Tamara ThomasAlzheimer's & Dementia | February 8, 2025
Two recent studies indicate that these benefits may be especially pronounced among Black Americans and women
Tamara ThomasUrban Health Weekly | February 7, 2025
CEO of AAFP Pens Open Letter to Trump; 3-Year Medical School; Healthcare is Unaffordable; Secretary of Health RFK Jr.?
Tamara ThomasAutoimmune Disease in Women | February 7, 2025
A study revealed that more women with untreated fertility developed SARD than women without infertility.
Tamara ThomasBreast Cancer Disparities | February 6, 2025
the 20-year risk of dying from breast cancer did not differ significantly when comparing bilateral mastectomy
Tamara ThomasGastroenterology | February 5, 2025
diets high in ultra-processed foods (UPFs) may increase the risk for relapse in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) who are ...