While common among older women, urinary incontinence (UI) is not an inevitable part of the aging process, said Dr. Sachin Shenoy, a minimally invasive surgical obstetrician and gynecologist at University Medical Center. UI is defined as a complaint of involuntary leakage of urine. “But half of women never complain. They think it’s a normal part…

Older adults have weathered the COVID-19 pandemic relatively well, but young adults have suffered,” Dr. James Reeves, a psychiatrist at University Medical Center, said during a Mini Medical School presentation in October. Reeves said typically as people get older, “they tend to be happier. There’s less depression, anger and anxiety. For older adults, time is…

Dr. M. N. V. Ravi Kumar, professor in the College of Community Health Sciences and founding director of The University of Alabama Center for Convergent Bioscience and Medicine, was appointed by the UA Board of Trustees as a Distinguished Research Professor – one of the University’s most prestigious awards. The title recognizes UA faculty who…

Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster, professor in the College’s Department of Community Medicine and Population Health, was awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health that aims to increase the number of African Americans participating in Lupus clinical trials. Payne-Foster is the principal investigator of “Deep South Health Equity…

Drawing upon expertise from across campus, a new center at The University of Alabama will help overcome obstacles keeping drug therapies that show promise in the lab from translating to an effective treatment for patients. The UA Board of Trustees recently approved forming the Center for Convergent Bioscience and Medicine (CCBM) with research dedicated to…

Providing health care to Alabama communities, particularly in rural areas, is the mission of The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences. Not an easy endeavor in a state where nearly half of the population has a rural address. “We live in a very rural state, and to deliver a precious commodity like health…

Faculty from The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences are part of a research team awarded $379,683 by CVS Health to study racial disparities in kidney disease diagnosis and treatment in Alabama. Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster, professor of community medicine and population health for CCHS, and Dr. Brittney Anderson, assistant professor of family, internal,…

Research Grants: Dr. Louanne Friend, associate professor of community medicine and population health for CCHS, and Dr. Tamer Elsayed, director of the UA Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program, which is operated by CCHS, received a third year of funding from the American College of Preventive Medicine to continue their research project, “Demonstration Projects for Providers…

Dr. Eliana Costantino Burgazzi joined the College of Community Health Sciences as assistant professor of family, internal, and rural medicine. She will also care for patients at University Medical Center, which CCHS operates. Burgazzi, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, received her medical degree from Central University of Venezuela School of Medicine in Caracas. She completed…

Although hesitancy to get a vaccine for COVID-19 in rural areas continues to hinder pandemic recovery, research from The University of Alabama found that addressing both hesitancy and access at the community level is important to increasing vaccination rates, particularly in African American Communities. In a report issued in September as part of a national…