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The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted delivery of key health services for children and adolescents, including HPV vaccination for cancer prevention.
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UAB’s Comprehensive Addiction in Pregnancy Program is honored through the “Peony Project” exhibition displayed at Beverly McNeil Gallery.
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The number of patients seen at the UAB trauma center continues to rise, requiring increased investment in people and resources to provide treatment.
Birmingham-based Protective Life Corporation and its parent company, Tokyo, Japan-based Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc., committed $3.5 million of gifts locally in 2015 when Dai-ichi acquired Protective. The dedication to being part of building a strong community has continued since that time with $25.9 million of community contributions.
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The Journal of Pakistan Medical Association reported in 2016 that 69.6 percent of registered medical doctors were male.
Researchers used a pig model of heart attacks, which more closely resembles the human heart in size and physiology, and thus has high clinical relevance to human disease.
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Celebrate the professional achievements of this year’s UAB Excellence in Business Top 25 award winners during a virtual ceremony Thursday, June 24.
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UAB’s Sarah Nafziger, M.D., encourages those who have not received their COVID-19 vaccination to get it now before UAB’s sites close.
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The National Cancer Institute awarded Jason Warram, Ph.D., $2.7 million for his research project using disease-targeted fluorescent antibodies to better guide surgeons and pathologists during oncologic surgery.
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A new study shows that children with COVID-19 may not display typical symptoms such as fever, cough and shortness of breath, therefore more screening and vigilance are required.
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The UAB Montgomery campus trains medical students and residents, and provides care to more than 8,000 patients in the River Region.
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Live HealthSmart is a comprehensive plan to work with businesses, schools, faith-based organizations and nonprofits in order to make changes to policies, systems and built environments impacting the health of Alabamians.
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A single intranasal dose provided sterilizing immunity — no detectable COVID-19 virus — in the lungs of vaccinated mice, in contrast to dense infection in lungs of unvaccinated mice.
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While there are many quality measures for end-of-life care for adults with cancer, there are no such measures for children.
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UAB experts explain some of the benefits of getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
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O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB is among three groups selected nationwide for the Co-Creating Solutions to Address Racism and Disparities in Oncology initiative coordinated by the Center for Health Care Strategies.
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The Center of Excellence designation provides funding and linked research opportunities for the member clinics.
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Blood shortages are common in the summer months, and COVID-19 has played havoc with usual donation patterns.
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ResBiotic Inc. will use the money to develop and commercialize groundbreaking probiotic formulations for lung health.
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Knowledge of the specific flagellins that drive the pathogenic immune response in Crohn’s disease is a step toward a potential preventive treatment.