Administering additional antibiotic prior to C-section reduces infection rates by 50 percent
Written by Alicia Rohan
The change of practice in C-section delivery improves the health of mom and baby.
Korf served on the Society’s Board of Directors from 2004-2005 and received its annual Award for Excellence in Human Genetics Education in 2009.
Medical students celebrate annual Primary Care Week Oct. 3-7
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
Students in the UAB School of Medicine will observe national Primary Care week Oct. 3-7 with a week filled with student-driven lunch lecture events to increase awareness of primary care needs in Alabama and across the country.
Several activities are planned in and around UAB for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Comprehensive Cardiovascular Center to host annual symposium at the Grand Bohemian Hotel.
NIH awards more than $150 million for research on environmental influences on child health
Written by Alicia Rohan
UAB will help investigate the influence of environmental exposures on children’s health from conception through early childhood.
$8 million grant to support research to repair hearts with bioengineered patch
Written by Jeff Hansen
The collaboration among UAB, University of Wisconsin and Duke University will use bioengineered stem cells and bioengineered tissue to treat heart failure after heart attacks.
UAB Narcan project has stopped nine opioid overdoses; seeks additional naloxone kits
Written by Bob Shepard
A UAB crowdfunded study of Narcan to reverse heroin overdoses has funded 350 naloxone kits and reversed nine overdoses.