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24-05-2025
- Health
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USA Health Institute presents at National HPV Conference
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The University of South Alabama's Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine presented a poster at the 2025 National HPV Conference held in Indianapolis, Indiana, along with members from the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute's Cancer Control and Prevention team. Earthquake recorded 70 miles off the coast of Gulf Shores According to a USA Health news release, the conference gathered healthcare professionals from across the U.S. to discuss human papillomavirus prevention. Representing USA Health Institute at the event were Casey Daniel, Ph.D., MPH, USA Health Director of Epidemiology and Public Health; research assistant Alyssa Lee, MPH; and medical students Grace Sekaya and Destyni Newson from the Primary Care Pathway Scholars Program at Whiddon College of Medicine. 'Attending the National HPV Conference allowed us to engage with leading experts in the field, share our research, and contribute to the growing body of knowledge on HPV vaccination,' Daniel said. 'It is crucial that we continue to educate and collaborate with others on strategies that will help reduce the burden of HPV-related cancers, particularly in medically underserved areas like ours in South Alabama.' MCI presented a poster titled 'HPV Vaccination Completion and Parental Knowledge, Attitudes, and Intentions at a Medically Underserved Federally Qualified Health Clinic in South Alabama.' The poster emphasized the importance of the HPV vaccination in underserved communities and aimed to gain a better understanding of how parental knowledge, attitudes and intentions affect vaccination rates. Mobile pools and splash pads to open ahead of Memorial Day HPV is a major public health issue that is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Health
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‘I feel like this is what I was supposed to do': From cancer survivor to supporting families battling the disease
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — is excited to share the remarkable story of a young social worker at USA Health Children's and Women's Hospital. Massive bull shark caught outside mouth of Mobile Bay Katelyn Tillman was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer as a teenager. A decade later, she is a social worker and is working on her Master's Degree in social work. Tillman believes she was meant to be a social worker at USA Health Children's and Women's Hospital. She spends her days at work encouraging patients and their families and connecting them with resources they will need when they leave the hospital. 'Social work was never on my radar before I was diagnosed,' Tillman said. 'After being in the hospital and meeting social workers, I knew this is what I wanted to do.' Tillman was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, bone cancer, in her leg when she was just 13. WKRG even interviewed her back in 2014 when she was newly diagnosed. She was going through chemo and had lost her hair. She was participating in a Bald is Beautiful photoshoot that was donated by a local photographer. Not long after we met her, she had to have her leg amputated. Her cancer diagnosis was just the beginning. She experienced side effects from chemo, had her lung removed, and her cancer even relapsed. 'We were very fortunate, and we had amazing social workers when we were in and out of the hospital. So that led me to want to be able to help people with the medical and the other stuff that's affected,' Tillman told WKRG this year. Katelyn's mom, Dina Tillman, said words cannot describe what her daughter has endured over the last 11 years, but she admires Katelyn's strong will. She added that when they walked into the hospital to meet with our WKRG crew, it brought her back to when her daughter was fighting for her life. 'The last time we left, she left intubated, heading to an airplane to go to a hospital in Atlanta,' Dina Tillman shared. 'This time, she led me into the hospital as a worker at USA Children's and Women's Hospital, so it was just so emotional for me to see how far she's come in these last eight, nine, ten years since that time.' Katelyn still suffers from the effects of her cancer treatments, but her boss, Nicoll Mastin, Director of Care Management, said he never complains. 'Caitlin serves as an inspiration to those who are dealing with similar physical challenges or obstacles,' Mastin said. 'She is living proof that with hard work, perseverance, and determination, anyone can accomplish their goals and dreams.' Katelyn said she hopes she can be an inspiration to other patients and that they can see that there is life after cancer treatments. 'Sometimes it can be scary picturing what life will look like when you go home,' she said. 'It may not look the same, but I can encourage them that they can do this, and there is life outside the hospital.' Family speaks out about Mobile shooting, calls for safety improvements Tillman hopes that when people hear her story, they will know that cancer does not have to be the end of a person's life. It can be a beginning, too. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Sport
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'Ceasefire Sunday' continues decade of bringing Mobile communities together through kickball
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police and members of the community team up to bring peace through a kid's sport. 'Everybody out here trying to just enjoy life and have a safe and peaceful day,' Kickball president Robert Williams said. Organized by Mobile Public Safety and community members, 'Ceasefire Sunday' is a kickball tournament at Doyle Park, bringing together teams from different parts of Mobile like the Campground area, Orange Grove, and Roger Williams. 'So that people come together and coexist with the police force to have a good time,' Dwight Williams with Ceasefire Sundays said. Organizers say this is a chance to bring people together with public safety officials. 'I hope that people can see the policemen and firemen are regular people when they come out here. They want to visit. And this is what we're trying to show because we're trying to understand it. How can you police the area and you don't know anyone in the community?' Williams said. It's a day of peace with some serious play. 'Because they wanted to show that there are different neighborhoods in this part that they can come together and have a good time like a community should be,' MPD Sgt. Nathaniel McCarty said. Sunday's game included teams from Mobile Police and fire, as well as community resources like USA Health, with people making a day of it at the park. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
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Guatemalan man sentenced for illegally reentering United States
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A Guatemalan man was sentenced last week for illegally reentering the United States after having been deported in the past. USA Health CEO announces upcoming retirement U.S. District Court Judge Kristi K. DuBose imposed a time-served sentence and one year of supervised release for Juan Lorenzo-Lorenzo, 24, according to the United States Department of Justice. A USDOJ news release said Lorenzo-Lorenzo has been in custody since he was arrested in February and will be referred to immigration officials for deportation following his release from prison. The court also ordered him to pay $100 in special assessments. According to the USDOJ, Robertsdale police officers arrested Lorenzo-Lorenzo on Feb. 16 after he gave officers false information. Homeland Security learned of Lorenzo-Lorenzo's arrest and determined he'd been deported from the U.S. in 2020 and 2024, according to the USDOJ release. This investigation included the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Robertsdale Police Department. Mobile County home destroyed in fire Assistant U.S. Attorney Kacey Chappelear prosecuted the case. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
