News at USA Health

Hosted by the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute, the event was a celebration of breast cancer awareness.

Employees, patients and the general public are welcome to attend and get an introduction to the plant-forward diet.

“To address race-associated prostate cancer disparities, it is important first to understand how tumors from different races differ in their biology and molecular landscape,” said Ajay Singh, Ph.D.

On April 14, Alabama will observe “Light up Alabama Red.” The RSA buildings in Mobile and Montgomery and the lights at the entrance of Regions Field will be illuminated in red to highlight Oral Cancer Awareness Month.

In 2022, an estimated 14,100 new cases of invasive cervical cancer were diagnosed in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society.

At USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital, positive influenza cases have risen from 51 in September to 745 in October and 138 in just the first three days of November.

Jennifer Young Pierce, M.D., M.P.H., will give an oral presentation outlining the results of a study that looked at positive results of cancer survivors who participated in culinary medicine classes.

It’s the time of year when ticks are out in our region. Consider these strategies for avoiding bites and the illnesses they can cause.

With highs in the 90s, residents of the Gulf Coast need to know the signs of heat illness, how to treat them, and ways to prevent overheating.

Here’s what to do if you encounter a snake, or are bitten by one, this summer.

For the convenience of parents and caregivers, USA Health is planning special Saturday pediatric COVID-19 vaccine events for children ages 5 and older at Strada Patient Care Center on Nov. 20 and Dec. 11.

The work by Annelise Wilhite, M.D., and the Gynecologic Oncology Lab at the MCI was awarded the Best Fellow Presentation at the Mid-Atlantic Gynecologic Oncology Society recently.