Antibody tests are not used to diagnose a current COVID-19 infection. They look for evidence in a patient’s bloodstream that the person has been exposed to COVID-19 in the past.
A study conducted by UAB investigators has outlined the importance of strict blood pressure control in the development of atrial fibrillation, which can lead to poor outcomes such as stroke, heart attacks and death.
Continue to use extreme caution in regard to COVID-19.
Experts from UAB’s School of Optometry and UAB Callahan Eye Hospital and Clinics provide guidance for keeping your eyes safe during the coronavirus pandemic.
Sick with COVID-19 herself, a UAB resident physician sews masks to help others.
A microbiome “fingerprint” method allows tracking of mothers’ microbial strains inherited by infants.
UAB College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate student Rose Albert has been awarded the Udall Scholarship, one of 55 winners nationwide.
Throughout May, the UAB Employee Assistance & Counseling Center is offering online tools and information to improve mental health and increase resiliency, and ways to support friends, family and co-workers who may be struggling.
The School of Education’s English as a Second Language teacher education program received national recognition from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, assuring that future graduates from the program will be successful when teaching.
This is thought to be the first time that information found via artificial intelligence has led to a clinical trial.
Getting through professional school can be a marathon. Honor the accomplishments of the School of Optometry’s Class of 2020 by participating in its marathon challenge.
UAB’s response to COVID-19 has far reaching effects, from Birmingham, across the state and worldwide.
Participants from the Anvil Student Startup Bootcamp make their final pitches in the annual UAB Blazer Innovation Challenge.
A partnership among UAB’s emergency department, School of Health Professions and community health providers will use telemedicine to reach patients in rural counties with opioid use disorder.
How is COVID-19 exposing disparities with the local economy? Join UAB’s Office of Diversity on Thursday, May 7, for a Facebook live community discussion.
A program inspired by a doctor who lost her father during the coronavirus pandemic is now being used to help patients who cannot be with loved ones in the hospital.
Angie Toluhi, a physician who championed a number of initiatives to improve the health of mothers and children in her home country, will complete her UAB training before returning to her native Nigeria to continue her work.
UAB and UAB Medicine are implementing additional expense-reduction strategies due to significant financial losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Assistant Professor Stacey Holloway combined silicone molds of her own body with doorstops, rubber bands, an old record player and more to create prosthetic devices that mimic physical connections in these days of social distancing.
The research is led by an Oregon cancer research institute, in collaboration with two biotech companies and the National Institutes of Health.