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This discovery may have clinical importance in management of heart failure.
UAB is part of several trials testing infusion of antibodies from people who have beaten COVID-19 to help those dealing with infection or at risk for infection. Donors are needed.
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Antibody tests are not used to diagnose a current COVID-19 infection. They look for evidence in a patient’s bloodstream that the person has been exposed to COVID-19 in the past.
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A study conducted by UAB investigators has outlined the importance of strict blood pressure control in the development of atrial fibrillation, which can lead to poor outcomes such as stroke, heart attacks and death.
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Experts from UAB’s School of Optometry and UAB Callahan Eye Hospital and Clinics provide guidance for keeping your eyes safe during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Sick with COVID-19 herself, a UAB resident physician sews masks to help others.
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A microbiome “fingerprint” method allows tracking of mothers’ microbial strains inherited by infants.
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This is thought to be the first time that information found via artificial intelligence has led to a clinical trial.
UAB’s response to COVID-19 has far reaching effects, from Birmingham, across the state and worldwide.
A partnership among UAB’s emergency department, School of Health Professions and community health providers will use telemedicine to reach patients in rural counties with opioid use disorder.
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A program inspired by a doctor who lost her father during the coronavirus pandemic is now being used to help patients who cannot be with loved ones in the hospital.
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The research is led by an Oregon cancer research institute, in collaboration with two biotech companies and the National Institutes of Health.
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Cloth face masks must cover the mouth and nose and fit snugly against the side of the face.
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Community partners hope to test 20 patients a day initially and ramp up to between 50-100.
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UAB researchers say lack of financial resources and health insurance, as well as living in the South, are keys to disparities in epilepsy care.
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UAB researchers have quickly developed and launched multiple research studies geared at treating or preventing COVID-19, following generous funding support from the Birmingham community.
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UAB Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology ranks fourth in nation for NIH funding
The ranking measured 79 anatomy/cell biology departments in U.S. medical schools.
UAB’s Undergraduate Immunology Program, a collaboration between the School of Medicine and the College of Arts and Sciences, is designed to train the next generation of students in research and the health professions.
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Ashita Tolwani, a nephrologist at UAB, explains how COVID-19 is impacting patients and putting a strain on the availability of dialysis supplies.
The field of orthopaedics is dominated by men, but one female UAB fellow in orthopaedics is a trendsetter.
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