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The findings indicate that inflammation is present in the brain early in the disease’s progression, but how inflammation affects disease progression remains unknown.

Having a bacterial infection at the same time as COVID-19 is a greater risk factor for COVID-19 severity and mortality than previously described risk factors such as advanced age, male sex or various comorbidities.

Experts say it is never too late for women to know their risk factors and take steps to prevent heart disease.

Research funding to UAB from the National Institutes of Health tops $300 million again.

UAB Hospital Chief Medical Officer Kierstin Kennedy, M.D., shares insights into health care conflict resolution that can be used in most workplaces.

Even when at odds with his health, Matalon continued his academic excellence and service to the field of lung disease research.

The clinical trial focused on very young children, who have a more rapid loss of the pancreatic beta cells than do adolescents. The trial was constrained to a low-dose level, but showed safety and tolerability and reduced serum glucagon, a secondary outcome.

The research team analyzed the clinical outcomes of more than 12,000 patients who had a TEE-guided percutaneous transcatheter intervention and found that, over the past decade, 3.6 percent of patients who had this procedure had complications.

The clinic, supported by an Alabama Department of Commerce Innovation Fund grant, makes it easier for patients to get all the services they need in one place.

As it turns out, growing old and wise does not always equate to growing old and able to hear.

Learn what broken heart syndrome is, who is at risk for it, how to prevent it and more.

Six months after giving birth to identical twins, Britney Alba found out she was pregnant with her second set of identical twins. These twins, however, were monochorionic-monoamniotic — one of the rarest types of twins.

Findings show a single oral dose of azithromycin, a common antibiotic, reduced the risk of maternal sepsis or death by 33 percent in women who delivered vaginally.

To help families cherish the loving memory of their dear ones, a UAB nurse started her “Heartbeat in a Bottle” initiative to give families a unique way to remember the loved ones they have lost.

Bulgarella named CEO of UAB Health System and UAB/Ascension St. Vincent’s Alliance. Agarwall named dean of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, senior vice president of Medicine and chair of the Health Services Foundation Board.

An overabundance of mast cells, which are important components of the immune system and are produced in the bone marrow, can lead to a variety of health issues.

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease characterized by the formation of granulomas in one or more organs of the body.

The UAB Health Services Foundation General Endowment Fund awarded Do-Yeon Cho, M.D., associate professor of the Department of Otolaryngology and director of the Smell and Taste Clinic, with funding for his proposal to create state-of-the-art care for smell and taste loss patients.

Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in American adults. The source of this damage may lie in the belly — mainly a leaky small intestine. A novel treatment can possibly prevent or reverse this damage.

UAB experts offer tips on preventive steps you can take to stay healthy and avoid a visit to the emergency department.