A key program using traditional medicine and foods to tackle chronic disease in Native American and Alaska Native communities ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent time in tribal communities in Arizona and New Mexico this week highlighting ways ...

Dr. Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, sees diabetes as “the tip of the iceberg” of health problems in Native communities. For Native Americans ...

Because of many structural and systemic inequities that contribute to healthcare disparities, diabetes type 2 may be more common among Black, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian, or Alaska Native ...

In recent years, diabetes has emerged as a significant health concern for Indians and especially those in their 30s. Once considered a disease of old age, Type 2 diabetes is now affecting younger ...

Research shows Native Americans have shorter life expectancies than other ethnic groups, and the Indian Health Service says they face higher mortality rates from chronic conditions like diabetes ...