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The Pediatric Pandemic Network will coordinate in future efforts to ensure that local and national responses to pandemics and disasters properly address the needs of children, adolescents and families.
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Results published in the New England Journal of Medicine show the adenovirus was a common finding among nine pediatric hepatitis cases found in Alabama from October 2021 to February 2022. While adenovirus was identified in the blood of all nine hepatitis cases, causation has not been proved, and the role of adenovirus infection itself in this outbreak remains unclear.
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UAB will act as the coordinating center of the P3 EQUATE Network and leverage expertise across network sites and nationally, to help train the next generation of pregnancy health equity researchers.
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As the summer temperatures increase, so does the risk of heat-related illness and death. A UAB pediatrician shares best practices for parents to prevent child hot car deaths.
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As parents navigate baby formula shortages across the nation, one UAB pediatrician shares advice and concerns that parents should keep in mind.
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She works in health care at UAB and has a premature daughter born with cerebral palsy. Crystal Odom steps up as the newest member of a state advisory group for children with disabilities.
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Based on information out of UAB and the ADPH, the CDC issued a health alert encouraging providers presented with pediatric patients with hepatitis of an unknown origin to screen for the adenovirus-41 strain.
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UAB Medicine’s STEP program helps people with disabilities as they transition from pediatric health care to adult health care.
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COVID-related acute kidney injury peaked in 10- to 15-year-olds and 70- to 75-year-olds, suggesting age is not the sole determinant in severity of illness from COVID-19.
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COVID-19 changed the way we communicate, care for others, educate our children, work and more. Experts from UAB weigh in on these changes.
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The ninth annual Rare Disease Genomics Symposium will take place virtually March 4 from 12-4:30 p.m.
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Southern Research has 400 full-time employees, brings in $80 million in revenue and has an annual economic impact of $150 million.
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Throughout 2020, the decline in pediatric emergency department visits among Black and public or self-insured patients was consistently larger than other demographics.
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The COVID-19 pandemic shined a light on the disparities in health and health care access faced by underserved communities.
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Death or severe brain bleeding in the first week after birth dropped from 27.4 percent to 15 percent after introduction of a bundle of evidence-based, potentially better practices for preterm infants. Median weight of the 820 infants studied was 1 pound, 10 ounces.
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The UAB Maternal and Child Health Student Association will host a virtual seminar on child car seat and booster seat safety Jan. 27 from 5-6 p.m.
UAB neonatologist aims to support literacy from birth through his new Baby Bookworms book and reading program study.
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UAB’s Family Clinic is encouraging people to find out their HIV status through its free self-testing kits.
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NIH selects UAB and UA as research sites for a longitudinal study on child development since pregnancy.
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Appointments are encouraged and can be made by visiting uabmedicinevaccine.org or calling 205-975-1881 for assistance.
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