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Department of Surgery establishes new Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery
UAB is continuing its world-class patient care with the establishment of a new Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery. -
UAB opens new Multidisciplinary Endocrine Tumor Clinic
Patients with thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas and adrenal tumors will soon have a one-stop shop for endocrine neoplasia treatment. -
Biomarker identified for early beta cell death in Type 1 diabetes
The biomarker can identify beta cell death in children and adults with recent-onset Type 1 diabetes and in antibody-positive at-risk subjects before disease onset. -
New members found in a transcription factor complex that maintains beta cells
Beta cells in the pancreas produce the body’s insulin, and their loss or dysfunction causes diabetes. -
Rare pituitary tumor no match for UAB sleuths
UAB surgeons removed a rare pituitary gland tumor from a Cullman woman that had defied diagnosis for years.