We now have more tools to help us curtail the COVID-19 pandemic. At University Medical Center, patients who meet current guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can now receive a Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 booster shot. Based on the CDC criteria, people over the age of 65, as…
Scientists scan COVID-19 virus samples taken from infected people to look for mutations through a process called genome sequencing. It’s the same method researchers have been using for years to study bacteria, plants, animals and humans. Viruses can mutate as they make copies of themselves after infecting a person. By sequencing virus samples over time,…
University Medical Center continues to vaccinate our patients and University of Alabama faculty and staff against COVID-19, and the UA Students Health Center is doing the same for the University’s students. Vaccines are offered during regular business hours at UMC and SHC and have also been available during weekend hours at those facilities as well…
An important lesson learned so far from the COVID-19 pandemic: vaccines work. “They are effective, and they have been studied more than any vaccine I know of,” Dr. Tom Weida, University Medical Center’s chief medical officer, said during a recent Mini Medical School presentation. Mini Medical School is a collaboration of The University of Alabama…
Health Matters is an award-winning weekly television series broadcast on WVUA-23 that features University Medical Center physicians and providers who raise awareness of important health issues and bring relevant and timely health information to the public. Health Matters airs on WVUA-23 on Wednesdays at 5 pm and Sundays at 10 pm. Segments are also posted…
Every year, millions of people in the U.S. wind up sick from the flu. With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing, health experts worry about an overlap of flu and the coronavirus, and the potential burden to people and our healthcare system. Dr. Jennifer Clem, a family medicine physician at University Medical Center, said protecting yourself from…
Temporary side effects, including headache, fatigue and fever, are signs the immune systems is revving up – and a common and normal response to vaccines, including COVID-19 vaccines. Here’s what’s happening: The immune system has two main arms, and the first kicks in as soon as the body detects a foreign intruder. White blood cells…
The University of Alabama is providing free flu shots to students, faculty and staff through mid-November at pop-up locations across campus. The goal of the annual campaign, led by UA’s College of Community Health Sciences, is to protect the University community from the flu by making flu shots easy and convenient to get. This year…
Poor sleep is a common problem, with 25% of adults saying they often don’t get a good night’s rest. But sleep is critical for good health, and not getting enough puts you at risk for high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity and diabetes. Dr. Brittney Anderson is a family medicine physician at University Medical Center…
Health Matters is an award-winning weekly television series broadcast on WVUA-23 that features University Medical Center physicians and providers who raise awareness of important health issues and bring relevant and timely health information to the public. Health Matters airs on WVUA-23 on Wednesdays at 5 pm and Sundays at 10 pm. Segments are also posted…
