Displaying items by tag: department of pediatrics
In a study led by a UAB neonatologist, findings showed that racial and ethnic disparities in preterm infants decreased.
Researchers from UAB are working with the NIH and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study a potential antibiotic to treat maternal and infant sepsis in low-income countries.
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UAB continues to pave the way for developing personal protective equipment during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
A UAB doctor who lives in Zambia has raised thousands of dollars to create and distribute more than 16,000 face shields to health care workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame honors the 2020 class of inductees, including six from UAB.
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The work centers around ReFRAME, a vast collection of drugs developed for other diseases that are already known to be safe for humans.
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Mirjam-Colette Kempf, Ph.D., MPH, is serving on the Jefferson County COVID-19 Task Force.
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A grant from Hyundai Hope On Wheels® will help UAB sustain future COVID-19 testing capabilities.
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Combating the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 and alleviating the anxiety of your child can be difficult. Here are some tips on how to do it.
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An immune reaction to COVID-19 infection called cytokine storm syndrome can be fatal to COVID-19 patients.
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Ten years after moving into a world-class facility, UAB’s women’s health services are helping more women than ever.
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Kong is the co-founder of KultureCity — a nonprofit focused on inclusion and accessibility for individuals with invisible challenges, such as children with autism or veterans with PTSD.
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Research conducted at UAB is reaching the front lines of treatment of the novel coronavirus.
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The smoke-free Health District on Birmingham’s Southside created by a City Council ordinance in October has launched.
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This microbiome signature suggests that bacteria, or bacterial products, colonize the lungs far before birth.
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UAB’s pediatricians are working to ensure that reading is a central part of every child’s daily routine.
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A UAB pediatric oncologist will conduct a first-in-human immunovirotherapy study of an oncolytic herpes virus inoculated in the cerebellum.
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Researchers found they could prevent deadly infections by giving the newborn mice specific protective bacteria.
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A first-of-its-kind newborn mouse model will permit study of how to protect extremely low birth-weight infants from bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or BPD.
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Researchers have hired local community health care workers to collect samples from children for testing — and will provide treatment — if it is found that children living in several Alabama Black Belt counties are infected with hookworm, and related intestinal infections.
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