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April is Earth Month, and UAB is getting into the environmental swing with several events. There is an Arbor Day celebration in progress on campus today until 1 p.m., according to the UAB Reporter. The event includes educational demonstrations, a tree-planting ceremony and other activities. One of the sponsoring groups is the UAB student environmental group, Green Initiative.
“In addition to being a major risk factor for melanoma, indoor tanning might identify a group of teens at increased risk of eating disorders,” said David C. Schwebel of University of Alabama at Birmingham.
One out of five Medicare patients with heart failure is readmitted to the hospital within just one month of discharge, a fact that is not only bad news for patients who would most likely prefer to avoid another hospital stay, but it also places intense economic pressures on hospitals and the healthcare system as a whole, especially amid new federally imposed reimbursement cuts related to readmissions.
An industry news organization has named UAB Hospital as one of the top 100 in the country. UAB is the only Alabama hospital to make the 2014 “100 Great Hospitals in America," by Becker's Hospital Review.
Can you write a memorable song about Birmingham? If so, folks at the Alys Stephens Center want to hear it. They've been accepting submissions for a contest linked to a new festival on June 21: Make Music Birmingham Day.
Community members will have the opportunity to access the knowledge and experience of some world leaders by attending Leadercast® at the University of Alabama at Birmingham on Friday, May 9. This year’s theme, “Beyond You,” challenges leaders to focus outward rather than inward.
“In addition to being a major risk factor for melanoma, indoor tanning might identify a group of teens at increased risk of eating disorders,” said David C. Schwebel of University of Alabama at Birmingham.
From: AANS Neurosurgeon
New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggests that users pay more attention to Internet safety than previously assumed. Researchers used a novel methodology to gain new neurological insights into how users face security questions and how their personalities might affect their performance.
New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggests that users pay more attention to Internet safety than previously assumed. Researchers used a novel methodology to gain new neurological insights into how users face security questions and how their personalities might affect their performance.
New art pieces are being created to celebrate the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s new Cultural Corridor. Fabric and installation artist Amanda Browder is asking for help from the community to create two giant fabric installations.
From: CBS42.com
Neurologists at UAB and Children’s of Alabama are in the beginning stages of setting the groundwork for trials to treat debilitating seizures with an oil extract from marijuana.
Neurologists at UAB and Children’s of Alabama are in the beginning stages of setting the groundwork for trials to treat debilitating seizures with an oil extract from marijuana.
UAB Spain Rehab to celebrate 50th anniversary in April, invites former patients, employees to attend
The UAB Spain Rehabilitation Center (SRC) is 50 years old in April, and the anniversary will be commemorated with several events, including a career fair, a symposium on traumatic brain injury and the recognition of former patients and employees.
If doctors are currently using the technique, the new results "should give them pause," said Dr. Suresh Boppana, a professor of pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. And with the treatment appearing to cause more adverse effects, "one has to be somewhat more careful."
“Science depends on replication, and if you don’t have replication there’s always a question,” Steven Austad, an expert on aging at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, said.
Governor Robert Bentley has signed legislation that will allow the University of Alabama at Birmingham to study the medical effectiveness of a marijuana-derived oil.
From: Chron.com
Becker's Hospital Review has published the 2014 edition of "100 Great Hospitals in America," a compilation of some of the most prominent, forward-thinking and focused healthcare facilities in the nation [and included UAB Hospital in its list.]
Becker's Hospital Review has published the 2014 edition of "100 Great Hospitals in America," a compilation of some of the most prominent, forward-thinking and focused healthcare facilities in the nation [and included UAB Hospital in its list.]
Several U.S. cardiologists also called for a refocusing on the biology behind renal denervation to find out why the benefits demonstrated in animal models have not been translated into humans. Suzanne Oparil, MD, a hypertension specialist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, was involved in some of that early research and told MedPage Today that she was optimistic that the approach would work.
A study from The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Business shows a connection between engagement and safety. It suggests that employees with low engagement are more likely to work around safety protocols, while highly engaged employees are not.
From: TechRepublic
[UAB's Gary] Warner said: "We built the response to cybercrime where we punish the victim rather than punish the criminal, and we need to change that."
[UAB's Gary] Warner said: "We built the response to cybercrime where we punish the victim rather than punish the criminal, and we need to change that."
Gov. Robert Bentley has signed legislation permitting the University of Alabama at Birmingham to do a study of a marijuana derivative to treat seizures.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham wants to create a more pedestrian-friendly campus. “We want to be a more walker-friendly campus,” Kevin Jaquess, director of real estate at UAB, said.
oday, we share answers from a survey conducted with the 40 Bizwomen participants from Alesia Jones, chief human resources officer at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the state's largest employer with about 18,000 employees. Jones has served in this top role since 2009.