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Fox 6 News interviews Dr. Ian McKeag on when to call the doctor for flu
Doctor Ian McKeag with UAB Family Medicine says if you’ve got the flu, you’ll know right away. “Fevers, specifically fevers above 100.4. Folks will also have symptoms like body aches, chills, headaches,” says McKeag.See the full article
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Fox 6 News Features Dr. Ian McKeag of UAB Family Medicine on germ proofing your home during flu season
Dr. Ian McKeag of UAB Family and Community Medicine gives advice on how to germ proof your home during the flu season. “A face mask or just good hand hygiene can make a big difference. Especially if you are working[…]
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Rhodes receives $3.5 million grant to study telehealth solutions for primary open angle glaucoma
Researchers will study innovative strategies to better engage populations most at risk, most vulnerable, and least likely to have access to eye care to detect and manage glaucoma and other eye diseases in community-based settings. -
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. -
Health Education Series Provided by UAB-Selma Family Medicine Physicians
From the West Alabama Newsroom–A health education series at the public library in Selma is bringing people and doctors together to promote good health. On the 1st Friday of each month — the Selma-Dallas County Public Library hosts ‘Medical Matters’ —[…]
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FOX 6 Features UAB Family Medicine Experts in Recent Segment on Heat Stroke
“Heat exhaustion is where you are starting to feel tired, your temperature might get elevated. The next spectrum would be heat illness. So now you’re having some organ damage. You might have manifestations of it, if I drew blood and[…]
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Department of Family and Community Medicine launches Faculty Development Fellowship program
The UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine—in partnership with the UAB Center for Teaching and Learning and the UAB Center for Clinical Translational Science—has established a Faculty Development Fellowship program. -
UAB, Cahaba Medical Care receive HRSA grant to establish new rural residency program
The grant expands the Cahaba-UAB Family Medicine residency program. -
Medical Students Head to Peru
B. Earl Salser Jr. MD, Director of Student Medical Education for the UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine, travelled with 15 medical students and 6 health professionals to Trujillo Peru for a 2 week International Medicine educational experience. The[…] -
UAB physicians keep Birmingham Legion FC in the game
UAB sports medicine physicians serve as team physicians for Birmingham’s professional soccer team.
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