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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. -
ER, urgent care or your doctor? What experts really want you to know
Injury and illness can happen to anyone. Going to the right place of care could save lives. -
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 shows PPE was highly effective against COVID-19 in emergency department workers
Emergency department workers were the first line of defense against COVID, but their risk of infection was higher when they were not at work in their hospitals. -
Meet your 2022-23 UAB Staff Council representatives
UAB Heersink School of Medicine staff council representatives have officially been named for the 2022-2024 term. See who has been elected to represent you! -
The risk of mixing alcohol and Alabama summer heat
Mixing alcohol with the blaze of intense Southern heat can be a dangerous combo. -
New snakebite program at UAB, one of the nation’s first, offers cutting-edge care
After the emergency has passed, where can a snakebite survivor go for answers on healing? UAB’s follow-up clinic, launched in 2021, is part of a comprehensive program evaluating new diagnostics, coordinated care and other innovations. -
Toxicologist unravels the dangerous medical mystery of ZaZa, Alabama’s 'gas-station dope'
When use of an obscure antidepressant exploded across the state, William Rushton, M.D., who directs UAB’s medical toxicology program and the state’s poison control hotline, began an investigation that led the Alabama Department of Public Health to halt sales. -
8 grants awarded to promote innovative teaching
The proposals, which support new approaches to instruction and learning in a team environment, reflect the "incredible diversity of creative scholarship" at UAB.
