Displaying items by tag: department of health behavior
Sami Alqahtani, M.D., spent four years as a primary care physician in Saudi Arabia before pursuing a path in public health. On April 28, Alqahtani will graduate with his doctoral degree in health behavior from UAB.
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The trial will evaluate the effects of low doses of psilocybin on combating demoralization in broader populations.
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The 10th annual Rare Disease Genomics Symposium will take place virtually March 10 from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
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UAB experts provide insight into alcohol and substance misuse, dangers and steps one can take to minimize the risk.
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In honor of Pride Month, Sarah MacCarthy, Sc.D., the first Magic City LGBTQ Health Studies Endowed Professor, reflects on the ongoing need for health equity for LGBTQ communities, why addressing LGBTQ health is good for everyone and her goals for the future.
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Learn about important terms, concepts and ways the rapidly changing landscape impacts LGBTQ health as well as research and practice, specifically in the Southeast, in a free webinar hosted by the Region IV Public Health Training Center and the UAB School of Public Health on May 10 at 11 a.m.
The UAB School of Public Health’s new Magic City LGBTQ Health Studies Endowed Professorship aims to champion research and education and address health disparities among the LGBTQ community in Alabama and the Deep South.
UAB researchers will study psilocybin, a psychedelic compound, on its effects on smoking cessation.
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Uncontrolled hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a major health concern in underserved communities.
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UAB’s Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention will conduct research that can be developed and translated into better treatments for addiction and pain.
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A graduate of UAB was awarded for her outstanding presentation at the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine in Madrid, Spain.
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The boys of fall are back, but how your team fares this season could be the least of your worries.
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Researchers will study 400 middle-aged, overweight adults who are UAB primary care patients.
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According to the study, novel psychedelic use is rare, and the majority of people who reported using novel psychedelics were white men who were of college age or had recently graduated from college.
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Greg Pavela, Ph.D., will lead the UAB team to study why some people are more susceptible to the health consequences of obesity than others.
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Pavela will serve as the chair-elect and then chair of the Ethics Section for the American Public Health Association.
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The study’s findings show the benefits of the ketogenic diet in cancer patients, and the authors hope to expand their research to see if it will also impact cancer treatment.
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UAB is one of six universities in the world currently investigating the medicinal benefits of psilocybin.
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Fatigue in cancer survivors is significantly reduced by placebo pill, even when it is known it is a fake pill.
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A UAB study suggests that psychedelic drugs have a positive effect on antisocial, criminal behavior, warranting investigation of psychedelics as a crime reduction therapy.
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