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A study indicates that neck gaiters -- polyester tubes of fabric worn around the neck or over the face – are not as effective as other masks in preventing the spread of COVID-19.

Beginning Wednesday, employees who answer COVID-19 screening questions online no longer will undergo temperature checks to enter a USA Health facility.

Nominations are open for the 2020 Mayer Mitchell Award for Excellence in Cancer Research, which is presented annually to a promising scientist at the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute or the University of South Alabama College of Medicine.

All USA Health employees should have received an email containing a link and instructions on how to complete the online employee opinion survey.

The initiative is a pilot program that if successful is planned for implementation throughout the health system.

USA Health University Hospital recently opened a new Gastroenterology Endoscopy Lab, reducing wait times, expediting patient care and utilizing leading-edge technology.

The following are upcoming menus for USA Health University Hospital cafeteria. (Some menu items are subject to change based on product availability and popularity.)

Alemayehu will discuss chest wall reconstruction service and treatments provided by the USA Health pediatric surgery department.

The following are upcoming menus for USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital cafeteria. (Some menu items are subject to change based on product availability and popularity.)

The four-course program is available to current and future healthcare professionals who have an undergraduate degree and are interested in building or expanding their language and cultural skills.

USA Health clinicians and scientists are experts in their field, making them trusted sources on a variety of news topics.

Temperature-checking devices have been installed at six entrances to the hospitals and clinics to speed up our screening process.