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While demand for medical cannabis products grows in the United States, a UAB study suggests health care providers are ill-equipped to provide guidance.
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Dudeja is a leader in the treatment of colorectal liver metastases and chronic pancreatitis.
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As part of glaucoma care, patients need intraocular pressure — the pressure inside of the eye — tested in order to prevent glaucoma from worsening. Testing lasts roughly 10 minutes.
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Visiting the pool or lake is synonymous with summer fun, but is it safe in a pandemic?
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To keep your commute safe, practice key hygiene and social distancing, as shared by a UAB Infectious Diseases professor.
This award recognizes Robert Oster’s numerous statistical contributions to UAB faculty, staff and students.
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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 complement system is part of the body’s immune system to fight pathogens and remove cell debris. Its role in two autoimmune diseases and a mental disorder is a surprise.
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Amy Beard is a board-certified nurse executive with more than 24 years of extensive operational and clinical leadership experience.
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The Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame honors the 2020 class of inductees, including six from UAB.
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UAB has set a new institutional record for Fulbright Scholarship finalists.
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A new rapid sexually transmitted infection test developed through research done at UAB will help diagnose and treat patients in real time moving forward.
The American Board of Ophthalmology is responsible for setting high standards and developing rigorous assessments for the certification of eye physicians and surgeons in the United States.
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Dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention uses aspirin and one other drug, among several choices. But which drug is best to use?
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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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