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New study indicates that StreetBit has the potential to save millions of dollars annually and reduce pedestrian injuries by implementing such programs on a larger scale.
UAB graduate and professional programs are well represented in the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings.
As part of the CGI U, students developed initiatives focused on health, education, poverty, environment, human rights, poverty alleviation and public health, impacting local and global communities.
The trial will evaluate the effects of low doses of psilocybin on combating demoralization in broader populations.
The federal mandate, which was announced in 2011 and implemented in 2014, limited acetaminophen to 325 milligrams per opioid-acetaminophen combination pill. Acetaminophen is toxic to livers at high doses.
Research funding to UAB from the National Institutes of Health tops $300 million again.
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.
UAB experts provide insight into alcohol and substance misuse, dangers and steps one can take to minimize the risk.
The university continues its five-year streak of record growth in research and development.
UAB Health System’s senior director of Infection Prevention breaks down the chain of transmission and how we all can lower our risk of getting sick.
The Alabama Maternal Health Task Force will lead state entities, community members and maternal health experts in developing and implementing a strategic plan aimed at reducing maternal mortality and morbidity across the state.
You cannot really germ-proof your home, but you can clean and disinfect things to improve your chances of preventing the flu.
Published results suggest the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the slow increase in pediatric Type 2 diabetes.
Noninvasive ventilation is possible in infants at limits of viability. But unlike in slightly older preterm infants, noninvasive ventilation did not show an advantage in infants of 22 weeks-0 days to 23 weeks-6 days gestational age.
Results published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease show patients with one cancer diagnosis were less likely to develop dementia and had an overall slower cognitive decline than patients with no history of cancer.
Car seats are documented to reduce injuries and deaths in children but are effective only if installed and used properly.
In honor of Pride Month, Sarah MacCarthy, Sc.D., the first Magic City LGBTQ Health Studies Endowed Professor, reflects on the ongoing need for health equity for LGBTQ communities, why addressing LGBTQ health is good for everyone and her goals for the future.
The investigators will look at diet’s impact on mobility, physical and cognitive function, as well as on pain, fatigue, sleep, mood and anxiety, in people with multiple sclerosis
UAB-led national study shows using blood pressure medication to treat pregnant women with chronic hypertension improves pregnancy outcomes, including a decrease in severe preeclampsia and preterm birth.
UAB graduate and professional programs are well represented in the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings.