National program supports researchers in HIV prevention and cardiovascular disease
Written by Alicia Rohan
A program that supports historically disadvantaged health professionals chooses two researchers in the UAB Department of Medicine as finalists.
Alabama man finally meets the woman from Germany— his one in 24 million match — who saved his life with her bone marrow donation
Written by Tyler Greer
Alina Franke registered to donate her bone marrow in Hamburg, Germany, in 2009. She wound up being the one person in 24 million around the world on the Be The Match registry to be the perfect match that Jimmy Roberson needed.
Comprehensive eye exams can detect a variety of eye conditions that, left untreated in a child, could result in partial or complete loss of vision later in life.
UAB’s Civitan Rett Syndrome Clinic has been named a Center of Excellence by rettsyndrome.org, one of the nation’s leading advocacy groups.
Patient finds relief from abnormal menstrual cycles with minimally invasive hysterectomy alternative
Written by Tyler Greer
After years of pain and excessive and prolonged menstrual cycle bleeding, Venita Gowdy found relief at UAB after undergoing a fibroid embolization in lieu of hysterectomy.
A bioactive molecule may protect against congestive heart failure after heart attacks
Written by Jeff Hansen
A fatty acid-derived bioactive molecule called lipoxin improved heart function after a heart attack, as the lipoxin prompted early activation of the resolving phase of the immune response.
ProAssurance gift to UAB establishes the nation’s first academic research program dedicated to physician wellness
Written by Tyler Greer
The ProAssurance Endowed Chair for Physician Wellness at UAB will help address health issues unique to physicians as they deal with the stress and pressures associated with providing care in today’s evolving health care environment.
These new results, led by primary author Warner Huh, M.D., strengthen the promise that vaccination with Gardasil 9 can reduce 90 percent of cervical cancers.