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.…
Dr. Debra Davis joined University Medical Center in Northport as an internal medicine physician. She is also an assistant professor in the Department of Family, Internal, and Rural Medicine with CCHS, which operates UMC-Northport. Davis earned her medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine and completed her residency at the UA School…
Dr. Shawnna Ogden, a family medicine physician at University Medical Center, and Suzanne Henson, a registered dietitian at UMC, were guest speakers at the 6th Annual Purple Purse Luncheon and Conference Oct. 29 at the University Club in Tuscaloosa. The three-hour event was hosted by the Coley Agency, a Tuscaloosa insurance company, to raise awareness…
The time change on Nov. 3 will reduce daylight by one hour, potentially disrupting people’s sleep patterns and daily routines. According to Dr. John Burkhardt, an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine with CCHS, this time shift may also contribute to changes in mood. “The effects of losing an hour in the day are…
Sleep apnea causes irregular breathing while a person sleeps and if untreated could increase the risk for high blood pressure, heart attacks and stroke, according to Dr. James Geyer, a neurologist and director of the Sleep Program at Alabama Neurology and Sleep Medicine in Tuscaloosa. Geyer, who is also a professor with UA’s College of…
