The College of Community Health Sciences partnered with UA’s Capstone College of Nursing for a Feb. 28 event, “Preventing and Managing Chronic Kidney Disease: Strategies for Providers and People at Risk,” to provide education strategies for physicians and community members about chronic kidney disease. Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster, a preventive medicine and public health physician and…
University Medical Center in Livingston opened in July 2022 and provides primary health care to residents of Livingston and Sumter County, as well as to University of West Alabama students, employees and their families. Services provided include check-ups, physical exams, management of common illnesses, referrals and vaccinations, along with mental health care to treat anxiety…
Preparing a meal for yourself is the ultimate form of self-care, Suzanne Henson, registered dietitian with University Medical Center, said in a February Mini Medical School presentation. Mini Medical School is a series of lectures provided each semester by University Medical Center health care providers to UA’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) members. Planning ahead…
Nearly 280,000 facilities, with more than half of those outside the United States, manufacture medications, vaccines, cosmetics and other products that must be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration before they can be sold in this country, Dr. Anne-Laura Cook, an internal medicine physician with University Medical Center, said during a February Mini…
Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) devices for people with diabetes can help lower risks for heart attack, stroke, kidney disease and other complications, said Dr. Robert Osburne, an endocrinologist with University Medical Center. More than 11% of the U.S. population has diabetes, a condition that affects how the body turns food into energy. The body breaks…
February is designated as American Heart Month to bring awareness to heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States. Risk factors of heart disease include high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking, which can lead to a heart attack, heart failure or arrythmia (fluttering in the chest). The most common…
Dr. John Burkhardt, a clinical psychologist at University Medical Center, will provide a WellBAMA four-week mental fitness program for UA employees on techniques to manage stress, increase awareness and understanding of stress, to maintain a healthy work-life balance and adapt healthy behaviors to improve your well-being. Classes are in-person every Tuesday in February from 12:10pm-1:00pm…
CCHS is partnering with the UA Capstone College of Nursing to provide chronic kidney disease education strategies for physicians and community members at an event Feb. 28, 2024, at 5pm. The event will be held at CCN, 650 University Blvd. East, and is also accessible online. For more information, email sandrews3@ua.edu.
The flu is currently the leading respiratory virus of concern, said Dr. Richard Friend, dean of The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, which operates University Medical Center and the UA Student Health Center and Pharmacy. In a recent interview with Tuscaloosa television station CBS 42, Friend discussed ways that University of Alabama…
UMC-Carrollton provides comprehensive primary health care to the community with services in family medicine, obstetrics, prenatal care, sports medicine and colonoscopy/endoscopy consultations. Providers include Dr. Jacob Guin, Dr. Catherine Lavendar and Rebecca Richardson, a nurse practitioner. UMC-Carrollton is accepting new patients. To schedule an appointment, call (205) 463-1350. The clinic is open Monday through Friday,…
