Members of The University of Alabama’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) had the opportunity to ask health-related questions to Drs. Jane and Tom Weida, family medicine physicians at University Medical Center, during a February Mini Medical School presentation. Mini Medical School is a collaborative program of UMC and OLLI that provides lectures by UMC health-care…
February is American Heart Month and raises awareness about heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States. Risk factors include high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking. Adults over the age of 18 should schedule a visit with their primary care provider each year to be screened. A healthy diet,…
University Medical Center clinics in Tuscaloosa, Northport, Demopolis, Fayette, Carrollton and Livingston had a total of 102,602 patient visits in 2024.
Dr. Thomas Fister joined University Medical Center in Tuscaloosa as a psychiatrist in the Betty Shirley Clinic. He is also an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the College of Community Health Sciences, which operates UMC. In addition, Fister teaches resident physicians with The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine…
The CCHS sponsored 12th Annual Tuscaloosa Africana Film Festival will be held Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, from 2pm to 7:30pm at The University of Alabama Student Theater in Tuscaloosa. For more information, contact Bill Foster at (334) 322-0824 or Dr. Thad Ulzen at (205) 561-7000. CCHS hosts its monthly Art of Medicine Rounds lecture, “The…
University Medical Center wants people of all ages to take care of their health in 2025. With clinics in Tuscaloosa, Northport, Demopolis, Fayette, Carrollton and Livingston, UMC offers services in preventive and wellness care, management of chronic conditions, and treatment for acute illness and accidents. UMC clinics in Tuscaloosa and Northport provide specialty care in…
Inspired by his great-grandfather’s work as an apothecary during a yellow fever epidemic in Honduras, Central America, Dr. David Panting’s initial interest in medicine later carved a path toward addiction medicine, which is the treatment of substance use disorders. Panting, a psychiatrist who recently joined University Medical Center’s Betty Shirley Clinic, is UMC’s first addictionologist.…
Bobby Boler joined University Medical Center as its new director of Imaging Services. In the role, he oversees X-ray and ultrasound services for the UMC medical practice. A native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Boler recently retired as a senior magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologist in the Radiologic Health Services with DCH Health System in Tuscaloosa. His…
The public often stigmatizes people with addictions, wrongly believing that addiction is a personal choice rather than a condition caused by changes in the brain, said Dr. David Panting, a psychiatrist with University Medical Center. The stigma often prevents people with addictions from seeking help, Panting said during a Mini Medical School presentation in January. …
Cervical cancer mostly affects women over the age of 30 and an estimated 4,000 annually in the U.S. die from this cancer. Certain infections, such as the human papillomavirus, are the main causes of cervical cancer. Symptoms of cervical cancer may include pelvic pain as well as abnormal bleeding during menstrual cycles, menopause or intercourse.…
