Tag: doctor
Venomous Snake Bites Alabama Woman Twice; UAB Experts Step In
By Hannah Echols
UAB News
Growing up in Alabama, Raela Wells always heeded warnings such as “a snake only bites the second person” and “be on...
Adolescent Center at Children’s of Alabama Grows in Importance
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
With young people facing more challenges today with mental health, social media and psychosocial changes, the Adolescent Health Center...
Why Menopause is Different for Women of Color, According to a...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Menopause, the time that marks the end of a woman’s menstrual cycle, can be different for women of color,...
Dr. Jacqueline Lewis: Medical Role Model and Surgeon Leader
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Jacqueline Lewis, MD, sits in her office at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham. She is gracious and poised with...
Birmingham’s Freeman Hrabowski Receives Dr. John Hope Franklin Award
Pearl Stewart
www.diverseeducation.com
Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, recalls a day he spent with renowned historian, author and civil...
UAB’s Dr. James Kirklin: Retired Cardiologist with Heart for HBCU Scholars
By Caleb Jones
For the Birmingham Times
When it comes to helping underrepresented groups pursue medical and health science professions, James Kirklin, M.D.’s, heart has always...
Dr. Mia Cowan: Finding a Beautiful Approach to Health
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
MiBella means “my beautiful” in Italian—and that’s the goal for Mia Cowan, MD, at her wellness center off of Highway...
Treatment For Prostate Cancer Has Benefits And Risks
By Glenn Ellis
Dealing with the “prostate” is often the first significant experience many black men have with the medical system. Typically, our decisions on...
Glenn Ellis: Beware of some unnecessary tests during doctors visits.
By Glenn Ellis
It’s common knowledge in medicine: Doctors routinely order tests on hospital patients that are unnecessary and wasteful.
Some experts estimate that at least...
Obamacare isn’t dead yet. Here’s what to expect.
By Glenn Ellis
Make no mistake, Obamacare, called the Affordable Care Act, is still the law of the land.
The Affordable Care Act (also known as...