Savannah Koplon
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skoplon@uab.edu • (205) 641-1211Covers stories and media requests within the School of Optometry; School of Dentistry; pediatrics; Women's & Infants Services; dermatology; endocrinology & diabetes; infectious diseases; clinical immunology and rheumatology; hematology & oncology; urology; psychiatry & behavioral neurobiology.
A grant in the School of Optometry will enable researchers to study the use of virtual reality and intelligent tutoring in an effort to make low vision rehabilitation more accessible and affordable.
UAB’s long-standing HIV clinic is set to move locations in late 2020.
A UAB researcher’s promising data shows improvement of Duchenne muscular dystrophy symptoms in mice and zebrafish using an experimental drug.
A UAB pediatrician coauthors a new reference for pediatricians to help them support children who are not succeeding in school.
When a tragedy occurs, talking to children about what has happened can help them cope and feel secure.
UAB physicians urge people to get flu shots early in the season.
A new study will help UAB researchers determine the efficacy of a potential new vaccine for gonorrhea prevention.
Excess exposure to oxygen can cause long-term effects on preterm infants.
UAB is taking extra measures to promote flu prevention this season through education.
A prestigious U54 grant from the NIH will help pediatric infectious disease investigators study rare viral infections.