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UAB ED launches opioid overdose program
UAB investigators hope the Emergency Department medication assisted treatment program will help curtail opioid use disorder. -
Sudden cardiac arrest is third-leading cause of disease-related health loss
Groundbreaking research from UAB shows that out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is the third leading cause of years lost and years lived with a disability due to a disease. -
Otherwise healthy and think you have the flu? Avoid the emergency room
Public health and hospital officials encourage those who think they have the flu to call their health care provider or visit an urgent care clinic — and leave the emergency room for acute injuries and life-threatening conditions.