Primary care ranks in top 10 by U.S. News & World Report
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
The School of Medicine rose to No. 10 in the country in primary care, 34th in research.
Largely dismissed heart failure drug may help solve costly hospital problem
Written by Greg Williams
A UAB study is the first suggest that any drug can dramatically reduce the risk of 30-day, all-cause hospital admission among older heart failure patients.
The joint department formalizes a collaboration that began in 2009 when UAB created an undergraduate program in neuroscience.
Kenneth Saag, M.D., co-authored a review of five tests and treatments used in rheumatology that should be questioned and discussed between doctors and patients.
The program aims to find new ways to prevent significant, long-term health problems for high-risk pregnant women and newborns.
The funds will support an endowment to help the student-run Equal Access Birmingham be sustainable.
This minimally invasive procedure is only available in Alabama at UAB.
A researcher who came to UAB in 1984, Gary Hunter has been an international leader in exercise adaptation, energy metabolism and body composition research.