News at USA Health

The findings, published in the Journal of Cellular Physiology, highlight the health hazards of nicotine intake, including an enhanced susceptibility to cancer.

“I am extremely proud that our health system and employees continue to lead vaccination efforts on the upper Gulf Coast,” said Michael Chang, M.D., chief medical officer for USA Health.

Jess Mullens, M.D., will treat patients for a variety of orthopaedic issues including sports injuries, foot and ankle fractures, ligament and tendon problems and arthritis.

Medical social worker Laura Anderson will help patients identify barriers to care and offer community resources.

USA Health now offers two in-house molecular oncology tests for cancer patients that can detect mutations directly from tumor tissue and cytology specimens.

The USA Health drive-through vaccine site off Lawrence Street in downtown Mobile will be open extended hours from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. to accommodate parents and caregivers of newly eligible children.

The collaboration between Estrada and other healthcare faculty from across the conference is credited with allowing athletic programs to continue and giving college athletes the opportunity to more safely compete during much of the global health pandemic.

Allen Broome, Pharm.D., director of health system pharmacy at USA Health, said that residency training benefits the profession long term and expands the ability to care for current and future patients.

USA Health recently broke ground on the Mapp Family Campus in Baldwin County. Located at the southeast corner of state highways 181 and 104 in Fairhope, the campus will be home to an ambulatory surgery center and a physician office building.

USA Health today formally kicked off construction of an expansion of the Pediatric Emergency Center at Children’s & Women’s Hospital at its campus in Midtown Mobile.

For more protection against COVID-19, USA Health is offering a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at its drive-through location at the Mobile Civic Center to those who qualify.

Four OB-GYN physicians and a nurse practitioner will treat patients at the new location on Old Shell Road.