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Dr. Coyne-Beasley invited to join the Institute for Advanced Clinical Trials for Children
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Tamera Coyne-Beasley, M.D., MPH, professor in the Division of Adolescent Medicine, has been invited to join the Institute for Advanced Clinical Trials for Children (I-ACT for Children). In this role, she will help principal investigators of clinical trials to develop[…] -
Dr. Askenazi awarded funding from the Harbert Institute for ZorroFlow project
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David Askenazi M.D., MSPH, professor in the Division of Pediatric Nephrology, has received funding from the Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to support his project ZorrowFlow.The ZorroFlow is a neonatal external urine collection device that has been designed to[…] -
Dr. Wolfson becomes member of the Center for Women's Reproductive Health
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Julie Wolfson, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, has been invited to become a member of the Center for Women's Reproductive Health (CWRH). The mission of the CWRH is to conduct research aimed at improving the reproductive health[…] -
Adolescent Medicine Clinic begins Voter Registration Initiative
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The William A. Daniel Jr. Adolescent Health Center launched its voter registration drive on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The Voter Registration Initiative is a unique nonpartisan program done in collaboration with Government and Community Relations at Children’s of Alabama that provides[…] -
First Thursday Thoughts was a great success
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On Thursday, Sept. 2, several faculty and staff gathered virtually for the first Thursday Thoughts forum. The forum allowed for those in attendance to have an open dialogue about systemic racism and health disparities that impact our patients and the[…] -
Salas receives grant to study impact of protein-enriched human milk in preterm infants
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A K23 grant from the National Institutes of Health will determine how to best improve growth in preterm infants. -
Shaughnessy named division director of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
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UAB and Children’s of Alabama welcome a new director of Pediatric Hospital Medicine. -
Studying an alternative steroid treatment to calm cytokine storms in COVID-19
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In a new trial funded through UAB’s urgent COVID-19 research program, investigators are comparing the widely available steroid methylprednisolone with dexamethasone, which lowered risk of dying by one-third in a U.K. trial this summer. -
Alexander garners Civitan McNulty Scientist Award
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Matt Alexander, who studies muscular dystrophy, is this year’s recipient of the Chesapeake Civitan McNulty Award. -
Willis receives National Institutes of Health career development grant
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The grant awarded to Kent Willis, M.D., will further his research in bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a chronic lung disease that is a common complication of premature birth.
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Dr. Jeffery Lebensburger joins @childrensal Inside Pediatrics podcast to share an update on #sicklecelldisease and promising research for a cure within the first few months of life.
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