Alan Blum, MD

Alan Blum, MD, is professor and Gerald Leon Wallace, MD, Endowed Chair in Family Medicine at University of Alabama School of Medicine. He also is director of The University of Alabama Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society.

The Newest Frightening Epidemic: Digital Media Addiction—Sarah Hiner Talks to Dr. Alan Blum

The Newest Frightening Epidemic: Digital Media Addiction—Sarah Hiner Talks to Dr. Alan Blum

Alan Blum, MD | October 23, 2019

Dr. Alan Blum joins Bottom Line President Sarah Hiner to discuss digital-media addiction.

What’s Up with Extra Nipples?
Wellness

What’s Up with Extra Nipples?

Alan Blum, MD | October 21, 2018

Actor Mark Wahlberg openly acknowledges he has an extra nipple. Is this common? A medical concern? Here’s what you wanted to know…

Stop the Ebola Myths

Stop the Ebola Myths

Alan Blum, MD | August 21, 2014

What you need to know most about this outbreak… From the public's perspective, the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa…

Does Skipping Breakfast Make You Fat?

Does Skipping Breakfast Make You Fat?

Alan Blum, MD | January 23, 2013

You’ve heard it a gazillion times—breakfast is the most important meal of the day. So how come about 31 million…