Displaying items by tag: school of medicine
Richard J. Whitley, M.D., receives highest honor from the American Pediatric Society.
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Michael Straughn will advance women’s patient care practices as the new vice chair of UAB’s Section of Quality and Patient Safety.
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A Vision Science Graduate Program student in the UAB School of Optometry has received an F30 NIH grant, marking the first of its kind to be awarded in the program history.
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UAB’s Julie Kanter, M.D., says statewide surveillance programs for sickle cell disease can help facilitate progress to improve outcomes.
Treating blood disorders and cancers cannot be done alone. It requires the strong will of a patient, the support of family, and the compassion and expertise of a world-renowned health care team, like those with the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB’s Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cell Therapy program.
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Preclinical experiments show how to identify non-responding tumors and improve their response to immunotherapy, using two investigational new drugs that are permitted for human use. Physicians could immediately start investigational research in patients to test the effectiveness of this personalized approach.
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View photos of the Heersink family’s being honored at a UAB Football game.
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This procedure is the first of its kind in Alabama and offers a minimally invasive treatment option for patients with tracheobronchomalacia.
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The latest grant for Andrea Cherrington, M.D., is $21.7 million over five years from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to improve chronic disease outcomes for Black Americans in the Deep South.
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Chen sets an example for his surgical mentees and invites them into the field of surgery through his publications and research.
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Live HealthSmart’s goal is to improve Alabama’s national health ranking by 2030.
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The grant links researchers from different disciplines, institutions and locations to study basic mechanisms that contribute to Parkinson’s disease.
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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an alarming rise in domestic violence and intimate partner violence
An independent life for spina bifida patients is still possible, thanks to programs like the UAB Transitional Spina Bifida Clinic.
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The effort led by UAB is projected to receive $17 million from NIH to support up to four years of patient follow-up.
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The life sciences fund will focus on development of early-stage UAB technologies and startup companies.
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Release of TT-10 from nanoparticles improved heart function after a heart attack, accompanied by increased cardiomyocyte proliferation and smaller infarct size.
Overcoming perceived barriers such as work/life balance in the field is a key part of recruiting more women into orthopaedic surgery.
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Community members can visit 11th Ave Church of God in Christ in Kingston from 9:30-11:30 a.m., on October 27.
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Students and community members can learn how they can be included in shaping the future of health care for generations to come by joining us for an All of Us Research Program enrollment event.
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