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For the first time, UAB School of Optometry students are now providing free vision services to patients at the Equal Access Birmingham clinic.
The new Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science will be the 28th academic department in the Heersink School of Medicine.
UAB Medicine and Talladega have entered a three-year partnership, with UAB Medicine providing medical care for competitors and fans.
The accredidation is given to bariatric surgery centers that have undergone an independent, voluntary and rigorous peer evaluation.
UAB is one of 15 sites selected by the NIH to study the increasing prevalence of diabetes in youth, specifically in Black and Hispanic minority groups.
Screenings will happen the week of April 24-28 at two UAB clinics.
Patients suffering from cystic fibrosis often struggle with malnutrition, due to the disease’s impact on the digestive system and the increased energy needs of the body.
The Blaze to DMD program is an 11-month master’s program designed to help students establish a strong foundation in biomedical and health sciences in preparation for a traditional four-year DMD degree.
During National Donate Life Month, celebrate life and honor the gift of organ, eye and tissue donation.
Healthcare Decisions Day is April 16, and UAB experts are providing recommendations for how to get started with advance care planning.
Urogynecology experts will evaluate using Botox® to treat a variety of UUI over a spectrum of ages.
Continuous glucose monitors can transform one’s diabetes treatment and care. A UAB diabetes expert explains what patients should know about the devices when evaluating their diabetes care plans.
UAB endocrinology and fertility expert breaks down the basics of endometriosis, a common gynecologic condition affecting one in 10 women of reproductive age.
The new women’s health faculty practice will expand access to women’s health resources for residents of Jefferson County.
Critical Care Transport got its start in 1983, and has transported more than 60,000 patients by air and ground.
The temporary PNS device can be used to treat chronic nerve pain, as well as joint pain and back pain, for patients for whom oral medications are not effective, or who wish to minimize the use of medications or more invasive procedures.

UAB is partnering with Bibb Medical Center to provide screenings and diagnostic treatment.
AGHI is partnering with the UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine to aid research, patient care and insight on using the genomic sciences in primary care.
This registry will help practitioners better understand dental implants and their impact on patients’ health, function and quality of life with the aim of improving treatment outcomes of future therapy.
Mechanistic findings in this study may pave the way for future time-restricted feeding studies in muscle, providing a natural and affordable form of alternative therapy for managing pathologies related to metabolism and obesity.
The 10th annual Rare Disease Genomics Symposium will take place virtually March 10 from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
A grant from ADPH will provide colonoscopies for at-risk patients of Cooper Green during colorectal cancer awareness month in March.
Experts say it is never too late for women to know their risk factors and take steps to prevent heart disease.
Even when at odds with his health, Matalon continued his academic excellence and service to the field of lung disease research.
The research team hopes their findings will lead to more targeted treatments for TNBC, which is particularly difficult to treat.
The clinic, supported by an Alabama Department of Commerce Innovation Fund grant, makes it easier for patients to get all the services they need in one place.
As it turns out, growing old and wise does not always equate to growing old and able to hear.
Six months after giving birth to identical twins, Britney Alba found out she was pregnant with her second set of identical twins. These twins, however, were monochorionic-monoamniotic — one of the rarest types of twins.
UAB pediatric neurosurgeon Jeffrey Blount co-founded the group who presented the resolution on fortification of folic acid in staple foods to the WHO.
Findings show a single oral dose of azithromycin, a common antibiotic, reduced the risk of maternal sepsis or death by 33 percent in women who delivered vaginally.
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