News at USA Health

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.

The ability to quit smoking takes more than will power. Like anything else, there's a process.

Like mile markers on a highway, developmental milestones are specific behaviors and skills that let us know how far along a child is on the journey of human development.

Sleep progresses through a number of different stages that are marked by distinctive changes in brain activity.

Aneurysms are dangerous if they leak or rupture. Avoid risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure.

Are antibiotics the answer to treat all infections effectively?

Dr. Mike Lin awarded $1M National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant to study the link between hospital-acquired pneumonia and dementia.

A recent study shows that some patients who take aspirin may be doing more harm than good.