Hannah Echols

Hannah Echols

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Public Relations Specialist

echolsh@uab.edu • (205) 704-2939

Specific beats include: School of Nursing; School of Public Health; Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Division of Nephrology; Department of Genetics; Department of Pediatrics; Women's Health; Ophthalmology/UAB Callahan Eye Hospital ; Neurology; Neurosurgery

$1.5 million in grants will study urgency urinary incontinence

$1.5 million in grants will study urgency urinary incontinence
Urogynecology experts will evaluate using Botox® to treat a variety of UUI over a spectrum of ages.

What are continuous glucose monitors, and how can they help you?

What are continuous glucose monitors, and how can they help you?
Continuous glucose monitors can transform one’s diabetes treatment and care. A UAB diabetes expert explains what patients should know about the devices when evaluating their diabetes care plans.

Let’s talk about it: endometriosis causes, symptoms and treatments

Let’s talk about it: endometriosis causes, symptoms and treatments
UAB endocrinology and fertility expert breaks down the basics of endometriosis, a common gynecologic condition affecting one in 10 women of reproductive age.

UAB School of Nursing to offer women’s health services at Cooper Green

UAB School of Nursing to offer women’s health services at Cooper Green
The new women’s health faculty practice will expand access to women’s health resources for residents of Jefferson County.

UAB and Diamond Therapeutics, Inc., launch psilocybin clinical trial

UAB and Diamond Therapeutics, Inc., launch psilocybin clinical trial
The trial will evaluate the effects of low doses of psilocybin on combating demoralization in broader populations.

Next generation technology and sequencing are focus of 2023 Rare Disease Genomics Symposium

Next generation technology and sequencing are focus of 2023 Rare Disease Genomics Symposium
The 10th annual Rare Disease Genomics Symposium will take place virtually March 10 from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Higher cardiorespiratory fitness in early adulthood, and keeping fitness through midlife, decreases cardiovascular-related disease and death

Higher cardiorespiratory fitness in early adulthood, and keeping fitness through midlife, decreases cardiovascular-related disease and death
Published results show that higher cardiorespiratory fitness in early adulthood produces a lower risk of all-cause mortality later in life. Additionally, retaining good cardiorespiratory fitness through midlife reduces the later risk of death.

George Howard, DrPH, named leading stroke scientist by the American Stroke Association

George Howard, DrPH, named leading stroke scientist by the American Stroke Association
The ASA has announced George Howard, DrPH, as the David G. Sherman Lecture Award winner for his contributions to the stroke field.

Full house: Mom delivers rare set of MoMo twins at UAB, Alba's second set of twins in 13 months

Full house: Mom delivers rare set of MoMo twins at UAB, Alba's second set of twins in 13 months
Six months after giving birth to identical twins, Britney Alba found out she was pregnant with her second set of identical twins. These twins, however, were monochorionic-monoamniotic — one of the rarest types of twins.

Global fortification of foods with folic acid to prevent birth defects proposal goes before World Health Assembly

Global fortification of foods with folic acid to prevent birth defects proposal goes before World Health Assembly
UAB pediatric neurosurgeon Jeffrey Blount co-founded the group who presented the resolution on fortification of folic acid in staple foods to the WHO.
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