“This center will help expand access to ALS care along the Gulf Coast, making a positive impact on patients and their families, but it will also honor a great man in Kelly Butler,” said Owen Bailey. “The lives he touched are too many to count, and through this center, his legacy will live on and impact many more lives for decades to come.”
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Santanu Dasgupta, Ph.D., will use a $126,000 grant from the Elsa U. Pardee Foundation to explore early epigenetic changes in cervical cancer with a goal of developing improved prevention strategies.
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama grants often act as seed funding for developing studies, allowing scientists to generate data needed to obtain major national funding.
The Teaching Kitchen Collaborative is an invitational network of organizations using teaching kitchen facilities and concepts to promote personal and public health.
Physician-scientist Jennifer M. Scalici, M.D., has been named the recipient of the 2021 Mayer Mitchell Award for Excellence in Cancer Research.
An article about the “breakthrough research” was published in the October issue of the scientific journal Cell Reports.
Shannon Scaturro brings a significant amount of experience in hospital administration as he returns to the university where he started his healthcare career more than 25 years ago.
For the convenience of parents and caregivers, USA Health is planning special Saturday pediatric COVID-19 vaccine events for children ages 5 and older at Strada Patient Care Center on Nov. 20 and Dec. 11.
The work by Annelise Wilhite, M.D., and the Gynecologic Oncology Lab at the MCI was awarded the Best Fellow Presentation at the Mid-Atlantic Gynecologic Oncology Society recently.
The findings, published in the Journal of Cellular Physiology, highlight the health hazards of nicotine intake, including an enhanced susceptibility to cancer.
“I am extremely proud that our health system and employees continue to lead vaccination efforts on the upper Gulf Coast,” said Michael Chang, M.D., chief medical officer for USA Health.
Jess Mullens, M.D., will treat patients for a variety of orthopaedic issues including sports injuries, foot and ankle fractures, ligament and tendon problems and arthritis.
Medical social worker Laura Anderson will help patients identify barriers to care and offer community resources.
