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SPRINT trial: Intensive lowering of blood pressure did not significantly reduce dementia risk but did have a measurable impact on mild cognitive impairment.
Ziad Kazzi, M.D., an emergency medicine physician and toxicologist, will present his lecture, Chemical Warfare Agents: Then and Now; Far and Near, on Jan. 31.
PROSPER-HIV, the first longitudinal study of its kind, aims to discover how to effectively mitigate the high-burden symptoms of HIV.
Dean Selwyn Vickers will present the State of the UAB School of Medicine speech Jan. 30.
The exhibit will run through May 19 at McWane Science Center.
A new concussion clinic will provide psychological support to patients who experience long-lasting symptoms.
UAB Medicine's $33.9 million freestanding emergency department and medical office building opens Jan. 15 in Gardendale.
UAB Medicine is offering head and neck cancer patients and their families a way to cope with the pain that comes with the disease.
“UAB is among the nation’s leaders in keeping emergency department staff proficient in CPR skills, and now has recognition from the American Heart Association
to prove it.”
to prove it.”
The residency will provide more opportunities for patients to see trained nurse practitioners to receive mental healthcare at a time where there is a national shortage.
The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB will hold the annual ArtBLINK Gala to support high-priority research.
UAB Hospital practice areas honored with the “Best Hospital” designation include obstetrics, bariatric surgery, heart care, cancer care and breast cancer.
People can help curb the spread of viruses with a few simple hygiene tips.
Protect yourself and others from spreading viruses like the flu during the holiday season by following these tips.
UAB Eye Care’s fifth annual Gift of Sight event helped hundreds of in-need patients this year.
UAB blood and marrow transplant patients received extra holiday cheer this season.
When one family noticed a need for basic items in UAB Hospital, they decided to pay it forward to others.
Frequent, proper handwashing is critical to helping protect yourself and others you come in contact with during flu season.
The Press Ganey Pinnacle of Excellence Award is a highly regarded symbol of achievement in the health care industry.
El sitio web – www.uab.edu/flu – tiene información sobre la vacuna contra la influenza, recursos de prevención y tratamiento, y videos en español con preguntas comunes sobre la vacuna, síntomas y donde conseguir ayuda.
The newly named O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB will be supported by a $30 million gift from O'Neal Industries.
The $30 million gift will go into an endowment — creating a yearly flexible fund of about $1.5 million that leadership of the cancer center and UAB School of Medicine can use in ways that best leverage further advancement of the cancer center.
Facing a looming shortfall of primary care physicians in Alabama, a new UAB and Cahaba Medical Care program will train medical residents with a focus on underserved urban and rural communities.
Former MLB player Frank Baker says his experience at UAB’s Pancreatobiliary Disease Center was a home run.
For one woman, undergoing innovative, extensive jaw reconstruction surgery gave her back the ability to live a normal life.
Change, or overcoming inertia in health care, is difficult but essential to deprescribing harmful medications and making effective medications available to individuals who need them.
A “shave off” event at UAB will spread awareness about men’s health and diseases that affect them specifically.
For UAB’s tiniest patients, Thanksgiving will be a little more festive with turkey bottoms.
In 2014, Berwager volunteered to donate one of her kidneys to a friend who was suffering from lupus, and who had kidney failure.
The FDA's approval of Epiliodex could open the door for increased research of cannabis-based therapies, says UAB researcher.