Displaying items by tag: department of medicine
UAB Medicine is offering head and neck cancer patients and their families a way to cope with the pain that comes with the disease.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is the fourth-leading cause of death in the world.
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The hygiene hypothesis says increased sanitation in industrialized countries has led to increases in asthma.
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Investigators from UAB have summarized the impact of the reimbursement gap between Medicaid and private insurance on management and in-hospital outcomes among patients admitted for STEMI.
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While friends or family members may feel helpless if someone they know suffers from addiction, one UAB physician says hope can start at home.
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Up to now, it has not been clear if these cells might be useful to combat influenza infections or even if they exist at all.
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Former MLB player Frank Baker says his experience at UAB’s Pancreatobiliary Disease Center was a home run.
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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.
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Curated by art history students, the exhibition focuses on three epidemics, along with a lecture by Michael Saag, M.D.
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Findings show that mitochondrial DNA may strongly influence cellular metabolism and susceptibility to metabolic diseases like heart failure or obesity.
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New wearable health monitoring devices can help you stay informed, but should they be relied on heavily?
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Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Parks Rx works to connect patients to more than 130 parks in Birmingham and surrounding communities where they can be more active.
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A new study from UAB describes the impact of a peer coach intervention on hospitalizations and emergency room visits for individuals with diabetes and depression.
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A new drug offers therapeutic benefit for more than 90 percent of all people with cystic fibrosis.
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Yabing Chen, Ph.D., and Ganesh Halade, Ph.D., have won 2018 “best paper” awards.
UAB researchers will implement a new home-intervention model to teach mothers and children to form healthy habits right in the comfort of their homes.
This research suggests a therapeutic approach to treating human heart failure.
The grant, received from the NIH, aims to provide a better option for patients than what is already available.
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The focus of the seventh annual symposium will be on heart failure.
In “The Overworked Shoes,” Barbie Randall tells the story of a couple whose busy lifestyle left little quality time for their family, and a strange encounter that would change their lives forever.
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