USA Health Insider

As the only academic health system in the region, USA Health was an early adopter of preventive measures.

To disinfect the masks, USA Health is using the Xenex robot, which emits pulsed UV-C light to prevent the pathogens from replicating while also damaging the cell wall, essentially sterilizing masks much in the same way the sun damages skin cells.

Casey L. Daniel, Ph.D., M.P.H., is an assistant professor of family medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine and works in cancer control and prevention at USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute.

Our researchers and clinicians are experts in their fields, making them perfect sources on a variety of healthcare topics, including COVID-19.

Visitors to the Caring Connections page on the USA Health website will find an online form that allows them to submit general messages for patients or employees at USA Health hospitals or outpatient clinics.

We went behind the scenes to capture images of employees hard at work supporting the USA Health mission.

“Now is the time to experiment in the kitchen if there ever was one,” says a USA Health registered dietitian nutritionist.

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

The Vigil vaccine is a genetically engineered vaccine made from cancer cells acquired from patients during surgery.

The popular teleconferencing platform is making everyone’s work lives easier. Here are a few ways to help keep your sessions private.

Potential patients are required to be screened by phone to determine whether testing is necessary.

Our researchers and clinicians are experts in their fields, making them perfect sources on a variety of healthcare topics, including COVID-19.