The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association recently announced new clinical guidelines for blood pressure management that lower the threshold for hypertension, resulting in nearly half of the U.S. adult population having high blood pressure.
The University Medical Center will host its fourth annual Brussels Sprout Challenge during the American Heart Association West Alabama Heart Walk March 3.
Due to production delays by the manufacturer, University Medical Center’s Travel Health Services Clinic is currently out of the U.S.-licensed yellow fever vaccine FY-VAX.
The sixth annual Tuscaloosa Africana Film Festival, co-sponsored by two University of Alabama colleges, will be held Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa.
The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences announced today a new partnership between the CCHS and Alabama Statewide Area Health Education Centers to extend educational and training opportunities to high school students in rural areas of Alabama.
Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue Service partnered with The University of Alabama’s University Medical Center to develop ACTION, a program that responds to the less critical needs of the community and reduces costly hospital emergency room transports and care.
University Medical Center was nationally certified in December as a Patient-Centered Medical Home in recognition of its commitment to patients while improving quality and lowering health care costs.
Kaitlyn Jacoby, who will earn a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education Dec. 16 at Coleman Coliseum, was orphaned at the age of 16 after both her mother and father died of cancer.
The University of Alabama will hold its winter commencement exercises Saturday, Dec. 16, at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
Access to mental health care and being able to afford care are the two biggest challenges people face, says one University of Alabama psychologist.