Tag: care
Southern Research Secures $20 Million for Clinical Trial Initiative
dcwins.com
Southern Research is using $20 million in state ARPA funds to expand Alabamians’ access to clinical research trials and promote the growth of the...
6 Preventive Tips to Stay out of the Emergency Department
By Anna Jones
UAB News
Hospital emergency departments are busy places throughout the year. Currently, wait times are up, and space is limited at emergency departments...
Birmingham Rec Centers as the New ‘Safe Havens’ for Area Youth
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Jason Morgan, a fifth grader at Minor Elementary, likes dodgeball, kickball and watching TV.
But on a recent weekday evening, Jason...
Why Black Christians are Less Likely to Get Their Preferred End-of-Life...
By Anna Jones
UAB News
Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published a paper in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities demonstrating the importance of respecting the...
Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway Defeats GOP Newcomer, Re-Elected to Second...
By Barnett Wright and Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Mark Pettway, who made history as the first Black sheriff elected in Jefferson County (AL) four years...
Cooper Green Mercy Adds Portal to Help Patients Better Navigate Health...
By Bob Shepard
UAB News
Cooper Green Mercy Health Services has added an online patient portal messaging system to help patients navigate the ins and outs of managing...
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Moral Conscience, Dies at 90
By Andrew Meldrum
Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of apartheid and a modern-day activist for...
Disparities in Health and Health Care: Key Questions and Answers
From The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
What are Health and Health Care Disparities?
Health and health care disparities refer to differences in health and health...
She’s a skilled doctor and a chaplain who seamlessly blends the...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Special to The Times
Dr. Danika Hickman practices medicine at St. Vincent’s Family Care in Trussville. But that’s not the extent of...
Obama: Health Law is Now ‘Reality,’ Despite What Critics Say
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared his health care law a firmly established "reality" of American life even as the legality...