Department of medicine
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease characterized by the formation of granulomas in one or more organs of the body.
UAB experts offer tips on preventive steps you can take to stay healthy and avoid a visit to the emergency department.
The spinoff company, IN8bio Inc., uses proprietary drug-resistant immunotherapy licensed in part from UAB. Glioblastoma is the most aggressive type of cancer originating in the brain.
New screening guidelines and improvements in diagnostics and treatment have improved outcomes in lung cancer.
UAB researchers have published an article demonstrating how the term “aggressive care,” used loosely by clinicians to describe care that can negatively impact quality of life for patients with serious illness, is often used to inappropriately label the preferences of African American patients.
UAB’s research and reputation land it among the top institutions in the world.
Knockout of TXNIP improves diabetes-associated hyperglycemia and hyperglucagonemia.
AHA recognizes the UAB Cardiovascular Institute’s dedication to ensuring all heart failure patients have access to best practices and lifesaving care.
Everyone will experience aging, but can a person enhance their aging through simple modifications? UAB experts say yes.
The NIH grant will advance efforts to reduce the gap between research and care of sickle cell disease.
Implementing a consistent and simple routine can help with a smooth transition into a new school year and alleviate stress and anxiety in children and adolescents.
Women who have never smoked have smaller lung airways than men do, leading to higher risk for COPD.
One UAB patient uses her transformational story to spread awareness of scleroderma.
U.S. News & World report named UAB Hospital as the best hospital in Alabama.
UAB rheumatologists will begin seeing patients at the UAB Hoover Primary Care clinic in July 2022.
The designated partners have shown their commitment to their employees by promoting a healthy lifestyle. They encourage employees to take physical activity breaks, offer tips for healthy eating, host health and wellness sessions for team members, and more.
Ascension St. Vincent’s Chilton is now home to a tele-critical care and tele-stroke unit.
UAB experts provide ways seniors can take and maintain control of their health in several areas of wellness.
This therapy, using sustained release of nitric oxide, may be a novel, efficient and safe way to prevent and treat multiple metabolic diseases.
Live HealthSmart Alabama has taken its signature keys — healthy eating, prevention and wellness, physical activity, and education — to create and implement initiatives at all levels within the institution.