Displaying items by tag: department of urology
Join the UAB No Shave November campaign and make a difference in the fight against prostate cancer by growing facial hair in support of the cause.
Vivek Lal, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UAB Heersink School of Medicine and the founder of both ResBiotic Nutrition and Alveolus Bio, was given the 2023 Award for Excellence in Entrepreneurship.
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Certain men may have a higher risk of prostate cancer based on family history or ethnicity or race, and ancestry and should have their first screening discussions at the age of 40.
In just the five years since UAB completed 10,000 robotic surgeries, surgeons across 15 disciplines have now collectively exceeded 20,000 robotic surgeries, setting a record for the hospital.
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The event will raise awareness for prostate cancer, which is one of the biggest health issues facing men, while also helping raise funds for UAB’s Program for Personalized Prostate Cancer Care.
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This project aims to investigate how the immune system contributes to kidney stones and whether variations in dietary oxalate intake affect immune function.
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The researchers found that ARID1A-deficient bladder cancers are sensitive to combination therapies with the EZH2 inhibitor and inhibitors of PI3K, in a synergistic manner.
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An independent life for spina bifida patients is still possible, thanks to programs like the UAB Transitional Spina Bifida Clinic.
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Three Black men from Alabama and Mississippi share the importance of prostate cancer screenings for early detection and treatment.
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A harrowing diagnosis shook Luis Hurtado to his core, but the Blazer hoops player and Collat School of Business student beat the disease with the help of his UAB family.
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A “shave off” event at UAB will spread awareness about men’s health and diseases that affect them specifically.
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Surgeons across UAB Medicine are working together to enhance robotic surgery, cementing UAB as a national leader in the field.
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Kidney stones impact one in 10 people and can lead to acute kidney injury; multiple episodes can result in long-term renal issues.
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The Mike Slive Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research awarded the UAB Cancer Center with $150,000 to accelerate prostate cancer research projects.
Research provided by UAB confirms MRI usage can help reduce unnecessary biopsies in prostate cancer patients.
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