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Division of General Internal Medicine

  • 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.
  • Discuss healthy living with your kids without the weight stigmas
    UAB internist and pediatrician provides tips on how parents can discuss weight with their children, as well as promote healthy living among their family.
  • 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.
  • Promote positive mental health through back-to-school routines
    Implementing a consistent and simple routine can help with a smooth transition into a new school year and alleviate stress and anxiety in children and adolescents.
  • Hot car deaths and how parents can keep their child safe from the summer heat
    As the summer temperatures increase, so does the risk of heat-related illness and death. A UAB pediatrician shares best practices for parents to prevent child hot car deaths.
  • $100 million in contributions to transform UAB School of Medicine
    Record $95 million Heersink lead gift to advance strategic growth and biomedical innovation.
  • COVID-19 vaccine arrives at UAB Hospital
    On December 15, UAB received 10,725 COVID-19 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
  • New program helps patients transition from pediatric care at Children’s of Alabama to adult care at UAB
    The STEP program will ease pediatric patients with chronic conditions into adult clinics at UAB as they outgrow pediatric settings.
  • If you feel sick and are worried about COVID-19, call your doctor and stay home
    Call your health care provider if you think you have COVID-19 symptoms before you go to your doctor’s office or the emergency room.
  • UAB fall commencement ceremonies are Dec. 13-14
    Approximately 1,577 students will graduate from UAB this fall, and an estimated 850 will participate in commencement ceremonies.
  • Reducing physician burnout focus of new study at UAB
    UAB will study the key factors that contribute to burnout among physicians and how to improve the well-being and clinical skills of internal medicine residents.
  • 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.