DCH Honored by the Alabama Organ Center

Jan 25, 2019 at 08:55 am by steve

DCH Regional Medical Center has been honored by the Alabama Organ Center and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for its dedication to organ and tissue donation..... Read More

Mutant Protein May Change Treatment Plans for Prostate Cancer

Dec 14, 2018 at 12:07 pm by steve

Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in American men and remains a significant health risk. Scientists at Southern Research in Birmingham are studying a mutated.... Read More

Medicaid Expansion Would Provide Economic Benefits for Alabama

Dec 14, 2018 at 12:04 pm by steve

Editor's note: Last month we covered the Alabama Hospital Association's campaign to expand Medicaid in Alabama and how expansion would improve access to care. This month we co.... Read More

A Promise to Help

Dec 14, 2018 at 12:00 pm by steve

When Sandra Ford, MD was eight years old, her father took her to the doctor. At that time, Alabama was under segregationist laws, so the seven-hour wait that young Sandra and.... Read More

Reaching Those at Greatest Risk

Dec 14, 2018 at 11:55 am by steve

Grant Enables UAB to Launch Lung Cancer Outreach, Screening Program Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer deaths in America and the nation's second most common cance.... Read More