More than 11% of the U.S. population has diabetes, a condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. Your body breaks down most of the food that you eat into sugar and releases it into your bloodstream. When your blood sugar goes up, it signals your pancreas to release insulin. There are two…
As it gets colder and more people move their activities indoors, the recent decline in COVID-19 cases across the United States has started to level off. At least half a dozen versions of the virus, all variants of Omicron, are competing to become the next dominant strain in the U.S. Currently, the BA.5 subvariant still…
University Medical is relocating its Northport clinic to a new, larger building and will expand the health-care services offered there. The new location opens Nov. 14 at 6205 Jemison Lane. UMC is operated by The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences. “Our mission at CCHS and UMC is to help improve the health…
University Medical Center in Carrollton, Ala., held an Open House Oct. 12 and welcomed community members and other visitors to the facility for tours and to meet its providers. “This clinic is very important to this community,” said Dr. Richard Friend, dean of CCHS and a family medicine physician. “Now that the local hospital is…
The Health Matters Podcast is a series created in collaboration with WVUA-23 and Alabama Public Radio that features University Medical Center physicians and providers who bring awareness of important health issues and relevant and timely health information to the public. Vaccines are made to help protect and prepare the body to fight against various infections.…
Free flu shots will be available in various locations on different dates and times around the UA campus until mid-November. Visit https://cchs.ua.edu/flushot/ for more information. University Medical Center in Tuscaloosa is offering COVID-19 bivalent vaccines for patients by appointment. Call (205) 348-1471 and leave your name, date of birth and a way for UMC to…
We celebrate the 50th anniversary of the College of Community Health Sciences this year. As part of our celebration, we recognize the vital role that University Medical Center has played in the College’s growth and success. Together, CCHS and UMC have educated and placed family medicine physicians into practice throughout Alabama, with a focus on…
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States. There were 264,121 new cases of breast cancer reported in the U.S. in 2019, the latest year that data is available, and 42,280 women died of this cancer. In Alabama, 4,100 cases of breast cancer were reported in 2019. Warning signs…
ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood and often lasts into adulthood. Children with ADHD may have trouble paying attention, controlling impulsive behaviors and might be overly active. The causes and risk factors for ADHD are unknown, but current research shows that genetics plays an important role.…
The Health Matters Podcast is a series created in collaboration with WVUA-23 and Alabama Public Radio that features University Medical Center physicians and providers who bring awareness of important health issues and relevant and timely health information to the public. Being a teenager is hard, and technology has made that even more complicated. While social…
