Department of medicine

A new multidisciplinary program within UAB Medicine will help evaluate patients who have recovered from COVID-19 but are still experiencing symptoms and link them to the specialized care they need.

A study conducted by UAB investigators has outlined that deaths due to acute respiratory failure are increasing in the United States, and this disproportionately impacts Southern states and racial minorities.

As the country has grappled with an opioid crisis and with COVID-19, a third crisis has brewed. Suicide is now the 10th leading cause of death in the United States.

UAB’s uterus transplant program is the first program in the Southeast and fourth in the United States.

Alabama is one of 10 U.S. states with the highest rates of short sleep duration.

In a new trial funded through UAB’s urgent COVID-19 research program, investigators are comparing the widely available steroid methylprednisolone with dexamethasone, which lowered risk of dying by one-third in a U.K. trial this summer.

The drug candidate is a non-toxic small molecule that given orally effectively rescued mice from models of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

This study was done in mice and with a novel, tissue-engineered, three-dimensional breast cancer mimetic system.

In light of COVID-19, changes to protect patient and employee health have been made for UAB Medicine clinic and hospital visits.

Visiting the pool or lake is synonymous with summer fun, but is it safe in a pandemic?

This discovery may have clinical importance in management of heart failure.

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.

To stop a pandemic from growing, everyone must work together to “flatten the curve.”

Hear from UAB experts on the differences of COVID-19, flu, alleriges and colds.

There are plenty of other potential suspects when it comes to chest pain.

“Broken heart syndrome” is a common name for stress-induced cardiomyopathy.

Research conducted at UAB is reaching the front lines of treatment of the novel coronavirus.

Coronary microvascular dysfunction is a precursor to later heart disease, heart failure and possible death.

The alliance will utilize innovative strategies to address health disparities, mental and behavioral health, and diabetes, with an emphasis on expanded access for poor, vulnerable and rural populations.

Five-year, research-funding growth has grown by more than $154 million, marking a 34.4 percent increase in grants and awards won by faculty.