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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey today proclaimed April 2019 to be Oral Cancer Awareness Month, stating that the state ranks fifth in the nation for oral cavity and pharynx cancer incidence.
USA Health participated in a Caliber clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of the LINX Reflux Management System for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Working in a silo rarely works. That was one reason a group of innovative nurse leaders at USA Health set out to determine how many advanced practice providers were caring for patients within the 3,900-employee system.
Researchers at USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute are investigating exosomes’ multifaceted roles in cancer and their use as data-rich resources for discovering biomarkers for cancer.
USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute has launched a statewide campaign called “GO Teal and White” to raise awareness about how to prevent cervical cancer, which is killing more women in Alabama than in any other state in the nation. The campaign will run throughout January, Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.
The University of South Alabama Office of Commercialization and Industry Collaboration (OCIC) recently held its 2018 Inventor Recognition Luncheon.
The University of South Alabama Department of Microbiology and Immunology recently hosted a retirement celebration for Dr. David Wood, professor and chair of microbiology and immunology, and Dr. John Foster, professor emeritus of microbiology and immunology.
The executive leadership team at USA Health – led by Owen Bailey, chief executive officer and senior associate vice president for medical affairs at USA Health – recently visited the Mulherin Home as part of the institution’s commitment to community service projects.
Instead of following the latest restrictive diets, Dr. Preud'Homme suggests that patients focus on changing one behavior at a time in a family-centered approach.
FAST (Face, Arms, Speech and Time) is an easy way to remember and identify the most common symptoms of a stroke.
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.
