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Francine Walton, MPH, is a program director in the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Office of Community Outreach & Engagement. Sharing the importance of cancer screening, early detection, and access to care is all in a day’s work as she leads the outreach and community education programs. But it’s also a personal priority. Her mother, a four-time cancer survivor, has had a profound influence on Walton’s career path.

Andrew Allen, M.D., is a physician at UAB Medicine Urgent Care. Here, he answers some questions to help get to know him better.

Last year in the United States, opioid overdoses were responsible for some 80,000 deaths, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). With roots that stretch back to the 1990s, the opioid epidemic is much bigger than any one health system in any one state. However, Alabama has led the country in opioid dispensing for over a decade, so health systems in our state do have an opportunity to make a big impact.

Delrico Gibson thought he would never make art again.
A devastating gasoline explosion Feb. 29, 2020, left Gibson with burns to his face and upper body. His burns were so severe that they literally reshaped the structure of his bones and fused his fingers together.

Jenna Johnson, M.D., is a physician at UAB Medicine Urgent Care. Here, she answers some questions to help get to know her better.

If you aren’t feeling sick, why would you bother going to a doctor? This is a question that men often ask themselves, and the answer might surprise many guys.

On Monday, the UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine officially opened its new clinic space at UAB Hospital-Highlands, moving from a previous clinic on the fourth floor to a newly renovated clinic on the third floor.

UAB Hospital has received a 2023 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ from Healthgrades, which recognizes hospitals that provide an overall positive patient experience during hospital stays. UAB Hospital was one of 445 U.S. hospitals recognized and one of only three in Alabama.

Vaccines have saved more lives than any other medical advance in history. They have eliminated diseases such as polio and smallpox, which once caused serious illness or death in large numbers of people.

A recent UAB graduate in physical therapy, JaMichael Nash answers questions about his first months as part of the UAB Spain Rehabilitation Center (SRC) team.

A recent UAB graduate in physical therapy, Marguerite Marquez answers questions about her first months as part of the UAB Spain Rehabilitation Center (SRC) team.

Every expectant mother has rehearsed a story of how they would like their birth experience to unfold, including preparation, pain management, comfort items, and who will be present. As much as possible, UAB Women & Infants Services supports moms’ choices, approaching pregnancy as a partnership between patients and care providers.