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Anyone traveling more than four hours by air, car or bus can be at risk for blood clots. The director of the UAB Vein Center provides tips on how to prevent blood clots when traveling.
As parents navigate baby formula shortages across the nation, one UAB pediatrician shares advice and concerns that parents should keep in mind.
UAB Emergency Medicine physicians provides tips on dealing with bug bites and stings.
Kaylee Crockett, Ph.D., a clinical health psychologist at UAB, provides tips on how to take care of one’s mental health while using social media.
A UAB doctor explains what contrast imaging is and why it is important.
May is National Allergy and Asthma Month, and one UAB pulmonology and allergy specialist explains how to better control asthma and allergy symptoms.
A UAB mental health expert provides five ways to help manage stress levels.
UAB’s Ragib Hasan recommends what to look for and how to maintain cybersecurity when donating online.
Incorporating stretching in your daily routine can significantly improve your flexibility and range of motion and help manage stress.
Uncertainties related to the conflict in Europe, supply chain issues and more continue to drive up the cost of groceries; but eating healthy does not have to cost you an arm and a leg.
Reducing waste is more sustainable than recycling, and there are simple substitutes available to make it happen.
UAB nutrition experts provide five practical ways you can start living a healthier life.
COVID-19 changed the way we communicate, care for others, educate our children, work and more. Experts from UAB weigh in on these changes.
UAB infectious disease specialist Molly Fleece, M.D., says that, if you ever had chickenpox, you could get shingles.
Organ donors save lives and help advance medical research.
This month is National Children’s Dental Health Month. Explore ways to maintain and advance your child’s oral health.
With news about UAB’s first peer-reviewed, published transplant of genetically modified pig kidneys into a brain-dead human individual, there are many questions about what this means for the future of transplant and how this will save countless lives moving forward.
Megan Hays, Ph.D., provides tips on how to overcome burnout.
In the U.S., chocolate consumption exceeds 12 pounds per person, per year.
Ketones, ketogenic diet, ketosis — what does it all mean? UAB expert Eric Plaisance, Ph.D., explains the ketogenic diet and the known health benefits it produces.
For those who had COVID-19, lingering heart problems can complicate their recovery. UAB experts address common concerns that people have with their heart health after COVID-19.
With new population data on record for Alabama, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences explains how redistricting of electoral boundaries will impact the state moving forward.
Often New Year’s health resolutions are lofty and fall short after people lose momentum. Setting achievable and realistic health and fitness goals enables people to create long-term habits, says one UAB School of Education professor.
Being able to set boundaries about topics you may or may not want to discuss is important during the holiday season. Learn more about how to guide these conversations.
Kaylee Crockett, Ph.D., shares three steps on how you can keep your mental health a priority this holiday season.
UAB professor and supply chain expert explains how COVID-19 has disrupted the economy’s supply chain and what that means for holiday shopping.
In honor of National Healthy Skin Month, Lauren Kole, M.D., assistant professor and residency program director in the Department of Dermatology, shares her top three tips for maintaining healthy skin all year long.
Lizzy Davis with the UAB Department of Nutrition Sciences shares the science of how to make your Thanksgiving worth gobbling up.
Many Americans are catching up on missed holiday plans, but should you go ahead and receive your booster shot to ensure the safety of yourself and others?
UAB’s Erin DeLaney, M.D., shares tips to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and flu this Halloween.