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Hydrogen sulfide heightens disease in tuberculosis, suggesting a new therapeutic target

The tuberculosis bacteria induce increased hydrogen sulfide production by human macrophages, which increases pathogenesis.

New outpatient opioid treatment clinic finds home in 1917 Clinic

A new clinic designed to help treat patients with opioid use disorder has opened at UAB.

“Here We Are” by UAB’s Henry Panion to be performed by New York Philharmonic

“Here We Are” will be performed at the March 21 concert “Music as Change Agent,” as a representation from “centuries of repertoire” by “composers whose works both reflect and contribute to larger social issues.”

Cast your ballot, not your germs

UAB experts provide tips to keep your germs — and everyone else’s — at bay.

Earwood awarded Public Policy Fellowship

UAB graduate receives the opportunity to discuss fundamental challenges that a society faces.

$2 million gift advances care for kidney disease patients

The gift will fund future research, help recruit and retain top scientists, and create an endowed professorship.

How to prepare yourself in the event of a pandemic

UAB experts provide tips for you to prepare yourself in the event of the spread of COVID-19.

UAB Arts in Medicine presents “Raising Our Voices” on March 14

This event has been canceled. “Raising Our Voices” is an innovative movement and storytelling project for individuals impacted by cancer, presented with critically acclaimed Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater.

Five signs your child is ready for no flotation device

Taking flotation devices off children can be a scary topic, but the UAB aquatics team provides five signs to help know when your child is ready.

Nine new programs coming to WBHM beginning March 7

New programming will include “Sound Opinions,” “Bluegrass Breakdown,” “Highway 61,” “Ask Me Another,” “The Splendid Table,” “Travel with Rick Steves” and “On Being,” as well as expanded classical music and a Friday rebroadcast of “Fresh Air.”

Cellular metabolism regulates the fate decision between pathogenic and regulatory T cells

Manipulating cellular metabolism may provide a promising therapeutic intervention in autoimmune diseases.

Conference teaches health care providers, caregivers how to prevent, manage difficult dementia behaviors

The conference will be held March 27 at the UAB School of Nursing.

UAB joins the Erdheim-Chester Disease Care Center Network

Joining the Erdheim-Chester Disease Care Center Network has made UAB one of the 33 centers that can treat ECD.

‘Jumping the Train’ chronicles more than a century of Avery family history

This history of Dina Avery’s family and Tarrant’s Rushing Spring community is a lifetime of stories and experiences that influence Avery’s work with minority and disadvantaged populations today.

Telecommunicator CPR can save lives following cardiac arrest

Telecommunicator CPR, guidance and assistance from 911 dispatchers can help 911 callers save lives.

Lipid signaling from beta cells can potentiate an inflammatory macrophage polarization

This suggests the possibility of cross-talk that heightens pathogenesis in Type 1 diabetes.

From white family to black: cast of Theatre UAB’s “The Glass Menagerie” discuss race and the play

The cast hopes this “brand-new story with classic roots,” portrayed by a black family, will humanize the black experience for audiences.

UAB/American Red Cross blood drive calls for donors

Blood donation only takes about 45 minutes, including the registration process.

Medical students show creative side at The Best Medicine Show on Feb. 28

A night of song, dance and fun brings a more serious message as a fundraiser for a UAB School of Medicine free clinic for the underserved.

CPB, NPR partner with public media stations to launch Gulf States Newsroom, with hub at WBHM in Birmingham

Alabama’s WBHM will lead the collaboration with Mississippi Public Broadcasting and Louisiana’s WWNO and WRKF public radio stations.