The 2020 summer camp season was colored with questions as camps scrambled to regroup and reframe the ways in which they serve kids and parents amidst lockdowns and constantly evolving health and safety regulations. This year is no different, so we have caught up with the officials running three of our favorite local summer camp programs to look back on last year and to the … [Read more...]
Second Chance: St. Vincent’s Physicians, Surgeons Work Together to Give Triple-Bypass Patient a New Lease on Life
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Local business owner Bobby Yeager was given a new lease on life in August. After putting off a scheduled visit with his cardiologist, Dr. Michael Wilensky of Ascension St. Vincent’s Health System, in March, he finally kept the appointment in August. What Wilensky found led to triple-bypass surgery with cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Parvez Sultan. “I … [Read more...]
‘Medical Giant’: Local Journalist and Author Pens History of Birmingham Medical Community
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw From its beginnings as a rough and tumble coal mining community, Birmingham has grown into a polished medical community nationally known for its work to advance medical knowledge. A new book by local author and reporter Lynn Edge, “From Steel Mills to Stethoscopes: A History of the Birmingham Medical Profession,” recounts that … [Read more...]
Real Men Wear Pink Breast Cancer Campaign Kicks Off
The “real men” have lined up to take part in this year’s Real Men Wear Pink campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer and money to fight it. The men are met virtually Jan. 18 to kickstart their efforts. They’ll be wearing something pink every day in February as part of their competition to beat all of their peers and become the top fundraiser in the area. This is the … [Read more...]
‘A Full Life’: McCallum Remembered for Contributions to UAB, City of Vestavia Hills
By Rubin E. Grant Murry Bartow had a front row seat when the UAB football program started at the NCAA Division III level in 1991. Bartow was an assistant coach on the basketball team under his late father, Gene Bartow, the head coach and the Blazers’ athletics director at the time. Charles “Scotty” McCallum was the UAB president. Gene Bartow and McCallum had a special bond, … [Read more...]