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Get your flu shot in October, early November to stay flu-free this season
UAB physicians urge people to get flu shots early in the season. -
Kidney resident macrophages have distinct subpopulations and occupy distinct microenvironments
This novel finding will help guide successful therapeutic design and strategies for acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease. -
Diabetes: TXNIP involved in increased secretion of glucagon from pancreatic alpha cells
Knockout of TXNIP improves diabetes-associated hyperglycemia and hyperglucagonemia. -
UAB Cardiovascular Institute is nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality heart care
AHA recognizes the UAB Cardiovascular Institute’s dedication to ensuring all heart failure patients have access to best practices and lifesaving care. -
51 medical students named winners of annual Medical Student Research Day competition
Medical Student Research Day celebrates the research accomplishments of medical students and provides them with the opportunity to present their projects to fellow students and faculty. -
Wong selected as 2022 Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease award recipient
Wong received the award for her research, titled “Interactions between the human host and M.tb during subclinical tuberculosis.” -
Aging: incorporating healthy habits for improved longevity
Everyone will experience aging, but can a person enhance their aging through simple modifications? UAB experts say yes. -
UAB Momentum in Medicine launches second year of program, includes 16 participants
The second year of UAB’s Momentum in Medicine program launched this month and includes 16 women across UAB Medicine and UAB Heersink School of Medicine. -
Study refutes long-held belief that the Corin gene causes hypertension in African Americans
UAB researchers show there is no longer a connection between the previously linked gene and elevated blood pressure in those of African ancestry. -
Heart-healthy tailgates for the win
Keep football tailgates heart-healthy without sacrificing flavor with these tips from UAB cardiologists. -
Dransfield, Lancet publish COPD Commission findings
Dransfield and the commission made several recommendations to prevent and eliminate COPD worldwide. -
Eaton selected as NAM Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine Scholar
Eaton is one of 10 ELHM scholars selected. -
Kanter receives $7.7 million grant from the NIH to advance sickle cell disease research
The NIH grant will advance efforts to reduce the gap between research and care of sickle cell disease. -
UAB transitions to race neutral kidney function test to help reduce burden of kidney disease in Black/African American communities
Heersink and UAB Medicine are working to reduce disparities by adopting a new recommended formula to assess kidney function—one that no longer includes race as a variable for kidney health—effective Thursday, Sept. 1. -
Annual MHRC symposium aims to turn vision into reality
During this session, moderated by Regina Benjamin, M.D., 18th U.S. surgeon general, panelists will discuss the move from health disparities to health equity. -
Lohr Named New Director for the Division of Cardiovascular Disease
Nicole L. Lohr, M.D., Ph.D., FACC We are delighted that Nicole L. Lohr, M.D., Ph.D., FACC, will be the next Director of the Division of Cardiovascular Disease and Co-Director of the UAB Medicine Cardiovascular Institute (CVI), effective November 15, 2022, pending Provost approval. -
Boockvar Named Director for the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care
Kenneth (Ken) Boockvar, M.D., M.S. Kenneth (Ken) Boockvar, M.D., M.S., will serve as our next Director of the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care and Director, Integrative Center for Aging Research, effective December 1, 2022, pending Provost approval. Dr. Boockvar will also serve the Birmingham/Atlanta Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center as Core Investigator and leadership team member. -
Inside a high-tech heart clinic, doctors look to the past for clues to the future
The Cardiogenomics Clinic at UAB, one of only two in the Southeast, uses genetic testing to develop a personalized plan for patients at risk of hereditary cardiovascular conditions. “We’re not just treating one patient, but the whole family,” doctors say. -
Looking at Heersink’s four new research focus areas, Part 3: I-4ward
As the Heersink School of Medicine grows, the leadership has defined four new research focus areas to grow over the next five to seven years. This part explores the next focus area, I-4ward. -
Looking at Heersink’s four new research focus areas, Part 2: Health Equity
As the Heersink School of Medicine grows, the leadership has defined four new research focus areas to grow over the next five to seven years. This part explores the second focus area, Health Equity.
