The first emergence of COVID-19 was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, said Dr. Thomas Weida, professor of family medicine and associate dean for Clinical Affairs for the College of Community Health Sciences. The disease was first confirmed in the United States on January 21, 2020. Since 2019, there have been three major variants…
Sixteen new medical school graduates will begin their graduate education in July 2022 at The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences. They will receive specialty training in family medicine as part of the UA Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program Class of 2025. The three-year residency is operated by CCHS and is one of…
Stroke prevention is the topic of the 21st Annual Rural Health Conference hosted by The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences and its Institute for Rural Health Research. The conference, “Tightening the Stroke Belt: Prevention, Emergency Management, and Rehabilitation of Stroke in the Nation’s Most Affected Region,” will be held April 14-15, 2022,…
A Passion that Never Leaves You: Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Sandral Hullett Passion and compassion. Innovator and collaborator. Committed to rural health. Always putting patients first. A servant of the people. These were just some of the ways that speakers Loretta Wilson and Dr. Wanda Madison Minor described Dr. Sandral Hullet during a joint…
Dr. James Robinson, Endowed Chair of Sports Medicine for Family Physicians at the College of Community Health Sciences and longtime sports medicine physician for The University of Alabama Department of Athletics, retired in February. More than 100 people attended a reception to honor and celebrate Robinson on Feb. 16 at the North Zone in Bryant-Denny…
No doubt you have seen the major construction project underway adjacent to University Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Once completed, the additional space will house a new research MRI. The MRI will be used by University of Alabama scientists to study and expand knowledge of the human brain. Researchers will do this work in an interdisciplinary…
Back in the day, when you had surgery it was a major affair. But in many cases, large incisions and lengthy hospital stays are things of the past. Dr. Sachin Shenoy is an OBGYN at University Medical Center who specializes in minimally invasive gynecological surgeries. Your browser does not support the audio element. Download
There are approximately 700,000 knee replacements performed in the United States each year and that number continues to increase, said Dr. Russ Guin, assistant professor of sports medicine with the College of Community Health Sciences. The most common reason for knee replacement is primary osteoarthritis, Guin said during a Mini Medical School presentation in February.…
On average, family caregivers spend nearly 25 hours a week taking care of family members and 1 in 4 of those caregivers spend more than 40 hours a week providing care, according to Dr. John Burkhardt, a clinical psychologist at University Medical Center. “These hours can oftentimes lead to care burnout,” Burkardt shared during a…
U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 have experienced diminished physical activity and function, and more falls, since March 2020, according to a national survey released last year. “The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with worsened physical functioning and fall outcomes,” Dr. Jackie Luker, a geriatrician with University Medical Center, said during a Mini Medical School presentation…
