Displaying items by tag: department of surgery
There is a narrow window of opportunity for successfully treating major cardiovascular events, and patients risk serious consequences if they wait for symptoms to get worse before seeking medical attention.
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Black people in the United States have the highest rates of colorectal cancer of any racial or ethnic group, according to the American Cancer Society.
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Drs. Vickers and Pisu will use a $3 million, five-year National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities grant to study barriers that may exist for GI cancer patients to access quality cancer surgery in Alabama and Mississippi.
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Low or limited health literacy is common among adults in the United States and may affect health outcomes in many ways, according to the government’s Healthy People 2020.
Cooper Pierce was 13 years old when doctors diagnosed him with pulmonary hypertension. He had a heart and double-lung transplant at UAB Hospital. Now, he is a student at UAB and hopes his story can inspire others.
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A study identifying biomarkers for certain neuroendocrine cancers demonstrates a novel approach for identifying and detecting tumor drivers, giving this diagnostic-therapeutic coupled system a broad translational potential.
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UAB Hospital tops the list of best hospitals in Alabama again, according to US News & World Report.
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UAB's Trauma Burn intensive care unit is honored for their use of therapy dogs.
Doctors at UAB are now able to safely transplant organs from hepatitis C-positive donors into uninfected recipients and then treat the patients with antiviral therapy.
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New evidence for sex disparity in liver transplants suggests a change may be needed in how livers are allocated.
Trauma centers are not as busy as usual, but injuries from falls and acts of violence are rising.
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Dudeja is a leader in the treatment of colorectal liver metastases and chronic pancreatitis.
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Sick with COVID-19 herself, a UAB resident physician sews masks to help others.
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Social distancing can be tough. A UAB clinical psychologist has some pointers for good mental health.
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Colorectal cancer screening among UAB employees enrolled in a medical plan increased from 54 percent in 2014 to 68 percent in 2019.
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UAB chief trauma surgeon Jeff Kerby will consult with the Alabama Department of Public Health on ways to improve the state’s trauma system.
New guidelines for operating room attire to prevent surgical site infections may be ineffective.
Chen is the chair of the UAB Department of Surgery.
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Martin is the second UAB surgeon in the last three years to be selected for this fellowship.
Cole Burton came back to the UAB Trauma Center to say thanks as his rehab progresses to a possible naval career.