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Live HealthSmart Alabama Mobile Market expands route

Live HealthSmart Alabama Mobile Market expands route
Live HealthSmart Alabama is expanding its footprint throughout the Birmingham area and will extend its model beyond Birmingham to other Alabama communities.
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Five questions about monoclonal antibodies

Monoclonal antibody infusion is effective, but UAB doctors say getting the COVID-19 vaccine is the best way to prevent someone from being hospitalized because of COVID-19.
Monoclonal antibody infusion is effective, but UAB doctors say getting the COVID-19 vaccine is the best way to prevent someone from being hospitalized because of COVID-19.
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Reversal of lung fibrosis in mouse model suggests a novel therapeutic target for pulmonary fibrosis

A Bcl-2 inhibitor that has FDA approval for treatment of several leukemias reversed lung fibrosis in a bleomycin mouse model.

A Bcl-2 inhibitor that has FDA approval for treatment of several leukemias reversed lung fibrosis in a bleomycin mouse model.

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UAB Hospital ICU population includes “alarming” number of pregnant women

UAB Hospital ICU population includes “alarming” number of pregnant women
Some 70 percent of unvaccinated pregnant women currently in UAB’s ICUs are on ventilators.
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I have had COVID. Why should I get vaccinated?

UAB’s Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D., explains the importance of getting vaccinated after having COVID, which vaccine to get and when to get it.

UAB’s Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D., explains the importance of getting vaccinated after having COVID, which vaccine to get and when to get it. 

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Unsheltered homelessness reflects a stack of personal and community risk factors for veterans

The largest such survey ever conducted, led by Stefan Kertesz, M.D., shows that weather, rents and personal factors contribute to unsheltered homelessness.
The largest such survey ever conducted, led by Stefan Kertesz, M.D., shows that weather, rents and personal factors contribute to unsheltered homelessness.
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UAB presents second panel discussion on COVID-19 for the public

The second in a series of panel discussions will provide up-to-date information on COVID-19 from UAB experts.
The second in a series of panel discussions will provide up-to-date information on COVID-19 from UAB experts.
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Breast cancer stem cells may use an arteriolar niche to prepare for metastasis

In this arteriolar niche, breast cancer stem cells and arteriolar endothelial cells cross-talk using a well-known signaling pathway. Targeting this pathway may offer therapeutic potential.

In this arteriolar niche, breast cancer stem cells and arteriolar endothelial cells cross-talk using a well-known signaling pathway. Targeting this pathway may offer therapeutic potential.

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UAB study, among others, shows masks are effective in preventing spread of COVID-19

Studies conducted in America and around the world definitively show that masks are an effective tool in reducing the rate of injection of COVID-19.

Studies conducted in America and around the world definitively show that masks are an effective tool in reducing the rate of injection of COVID-19.

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Nurse describes conditions inside a COVID-19 unit

“These people are the sickest of the sick.” Hear from one of the nurses helping COVID patients inside UAB Hospital.
“These people are the sickest of the sick.” Hear from one of the nurses helping COVID patients inside UAB Hospital.
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An existing drug may change tumor-associated macrophages back to cancer fighters

The drug Vismodegib, tested in a breast cancer model, is an inhibitor of hedgehog signaling, a form of cell communication manipulated by the tumor microenvironment.
The drug Vismodegib, tested in a breast cancer model, is an inhibitor of hedgehog signaling, a form of cell communication manipulated by the tumor microenvironment.
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UAB School of Public Health launches free, asymptomatic COVID-19 testing program for Alabama K-12 schools

UAB will partner with the Alabama Department of Public Health, Alabama State Department of Education and local school districts to conduct individualized COVID-19 testing plans. The testing is free, voluntary and safe.

UAB will partner with the Alabama Department of Public Health, Alabama State Department of Education and local school districts to conduct individualized COVID-19 testing plans. The testing is free, voluntary and safe.

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UAB adds personalized touch to cancer treatment with adaptive radiation

Adaptive radiation therapy allows for more precise treatment by fine-tuning the treatment regimen based on up-to-date imaging.
Adaptive radiation therapy allows for more precise treatment by fine-tuning the treatment regimen based on up-to-date imaging.
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Dransfield named director of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine at UAB

Nationally renowned expert in COPD Mark Dransfield, M.D., has been the medical director of the UAB Lung Health Center since 2009.
Nationally renowned expert in COPD Mark Dransfield, M.D., has been the medical director of the UAB Lung Health Center since 2009.
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House calls program brings COVID-19 vaccine to homebound patients

UAB’s House Calls program is bringing COVID-19 vaccines to homebound patients and their eligible caregivers who live within 30-40 miles from UAB.
UAB’s House Calls program is bringing COVID-19 vaccines to homebound patients and their eligible caregivers who live within 30-40 miles from UAB.
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UAB’s de la Torre named president of SESPRS

Jorge de la Torre, M.D., professor and director of the UAB Division of Plastic Surgery, will serve a one-year term as president of the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Jorge de la Torre, M.D., professor and director of the UAB Division of Plastic Surgery, will serve a one-year term as president of the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
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Deaths from cardiovascular disease in the stroke belt surpasses rates elsewhere in the nation

UAB researchers found that death due to cardiovascular causes in the Southeastern U.S. is 16 percent higher than in the rest of the country, and an estimated 101,953 additional deaths need to be prevented by 2025 to bridge this gap.
UAB researchers found that death due to cardiovascular causes in the Southeastern U.S. is 16 percent higher than in the rest of the country, and an estimated 101,953 additional deaths need to be prevented by 2025 to bridge this gap.
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A microRNA network is the putative mediator of reductive stress in the heart

Understanding how reductive stress is controlled may help personalize treatment of heart failure patients, leading to better outcomes.

Understanding how reductive stress is controlled may help personalize treatment of heart failure patients, leading to better outcomes.

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Ovarian cancer: potential therapeutic target identified

The histone methyltransferase DOT1L — the potential target — is overexpressed in ovarian cancer, and high levels of expression correlate with reduced progression-free and overall survival.
The histone methyltransferase DOT1L — the potential target — is overexpressed in ovarian cancer, and high levels of expression correlate with reduced progression-free and overall survival.
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Graduate students awarded AMC21 program scholarship to advance biomedical research

Graduate students awarded AMC21 program scholarship to advance biomedical research
Six graduate students in the Academic Medical Center of the 21st Century scholarship program will network with medical professionals, train with top research doctors and receive research funding from the UAB School of Medicine. 
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