Heart pump offers better outcomes for kids awaiting transplant
First year of HIV testing in UAB ED helps reduce the spread of virus
An innovative program to screen patients in UAB’s emergency department helps identify people who don’t know they are positive for the virus that causes AIDS.
UAB researchers help ID genetic differences that control sex hormone levels
Researchers at UAB were part of a team that revealed genetic differences that influence a person's level of sex hormones.
UAB adds unique life-saving treatment to heart-valve program
New minimally invasive procedure to replace damaged aortic valves can help patients for whom open surgery is not an option.
UAB study says epidurals do not cause fever in women in labor
New UAB research says increases in a woman’s temperature linked to length of labor, body weight.
Shingles vaccine OK for people with immune disorders
Herpes zoster vaccine may get another look in patients being treated for autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Cystic fibrosis drug may be useful for treating COPD in smokers
A new drug that improves lung function for some patients with cystic fibrosis may also help treat smokers with the incurable lung disease COPD.
Hyundai Hope on Wheels Scholar Grant supports childhood cancer research
Pediactric cancer researcher's work on treating neuroblastoma honored.
Personalized cancer care promising for young Hodgkin’s patients
Grant enables consortium to keep launching trials against rare disease
Patients with neurofibromatosis, schwannomatosis, which are related genetic conditions, gain access to more clinical trials.
