People with spina bifida now routinely live into adulthood; UAB’s Adult Spina Bifida Clinic handles their changing needs with one-stop shopping.
Black men and women have twice the risk of fatal coronary heart disease as whites, but the disparity could be eliminated with better risk factor control.
Researchers at UAB have performed the first U.S. trial of a foam sealant injected into the lungs.
The program works to reduce avoidable hospitalizations among nursing facility residents.
UAB Hospital has won this award 14 years in a row.
World-renowned experts in health and wellness topics will come together Nov. 14-15 to help employers fashion their own programs targeting employee health.
Worried about memory loss? A UAB neurologist provides warning signs and prevention strategies
Dancing with the Silver Stars, an event that benefits UAB's Acute Care for Elders, will take place Nov. 5
Mary Warren has received Envision's "Excellence in Education" Award
Ralph Samlowski, M.D., has been named the Regional Chair of Family Medicine and Family Medicine Residency Program Director at the UAB School of Medicine Huntsville Regional Medical Campus.
There aren’t many reasons to have an open hysterectomy with today’s robotic surgery options.
Equal Access Birmingham also staffs a regular acute-care clinic.
Newly diagnosed with incurable Huntington’s disease, Jef Alcorn launches a 200-hole, one-day golf marathon to raise money and awareness.
Online graduate certificate program aims to decrease injury and boost productivity at work.
An eye care census in Alabama highlights the need for more eye care providers in rural areas and more minority providers.
The newest and largest hyperbaric chambers in Birmingham are now open at the UAB Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Program.
UAB research team finds protein TLR9 holds key to predicting survival and aggressiveness of triple negative breast cancer.
For kids with permanent teeth, this simple device protects against sports-related dental injuries.
Because most years see low incidence rates of West Nile, vaccine research is challenging; UAB experts say reach for the DEET.
A UAB-led coalition will train, recruit and support health-care professionals from five regional centers to improve access to primary care.
Adrenalin-suppressing beta-blockers may delay need for valve-replacement surgery if used early in a growing cause of heart disease.
New director to help establish UAB as the South’s leading center for treating leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and related diseases.
Exercise may help stave off treatment-related fatigue in cancer patients, study shows.