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Research: Improving the security and usability of Zoom’s end-to-end encryption protocolA UAB expert investigates Zoom’s security code validation approach for the online safety of users.Oct. 26, “Human Rights in Time of COVID-19: The Continued Neglect of Migrants in Lesvos, Greece”UAB’s Institute for Human Rights will host a lecture to discuss the global impact of COVID-19 and the neglect of refugees.Black individuals bear heavy burden of COVID-19 mortality, but key geographic disparities in health determinants existA study conducted by UAB investigators has outlined that Black individuals are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, and there are key geographic differences in health determinants in the United States.COVID-19 rate among dentists less than 1 percent, UAB co-written report findsA national report co-written by a UAB dentist found that dentists who were assumed to be at increased risk of COVID exposure had a less than 1 percent infection rate of COVID-19.Tips to enjoying college life during COVID timesThe COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many aspects of normal life, but infectious diseases experts explain ways to enjoy the semester while minimizing health risks.Working parents at UAB have additional resources to ease the stress of virtual learning for childrenUAB and UAB Medicine are offering options to ease the burden of working parents who have children learning virtually.Sanitizing stations gifted to UAB to help prevent COVID-19 spreadPenny Pincher Promotions has donated 2,500 hand sanitizing stations to UAB to help reduce the spread of germs across campus.How juniors and seniors can prepare for college in the midst of a pandemicMany juniors may not know the best way to prepare for college during a global pandemic. Samantha Briggs in the UAB School of Education provides resources for students and parents during this time.Preclinical data for COVID-19 vaccine candidate show effectiveness and advantagesThe vaccine candidate Altimmune’s AdCOVID potently stimulated neutralizing antibody and T cell responses, as well as mucosal immunity in the respiratory tract.UAB CFAR receives NIH grant to assess and expand COVID-19 testing for underserved communitiesUAB researchers will use existing knowledge and research to address urgent needs for rapid SARS-CoV-2 testing among underserved populations.GuideSafeTM Exposure Notification App update to enhance overall user experienceAdded instruction, clarity regarding positive COVID-19 exposures highlight app improvementsUAB hosts “Mass Incarceration: Policy Landscape on Alabama” on Sept. 23Join UAB’s Institute for Human Rights for a Zoom Live discussion on mass incarceration policy in Alabama.Recent paper details new method of surface engineering polymer soft materialsResearchers at UAB continue leading the way in finding the best personal protective equipment for use.Clear masks with smart capabilities designed at UAB could revolutionize COVID-19 protection, diagnosticsThe entirely transparent mask can be worn as-is or modified with N95 cushioned filters and sensor arms that check for temperature and pulse.Millennials and money: How the COVID-19 pandemic affected millennials financiallyThe financial impact of COVID-19 has tremendously devastated the millennial generation following the previous decade’s recession.How has COVID-19 affected the way we communicate?A UAB communications expert explains how communication skills have changed during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine.Clinical trial will test possible COVID-19 treatment for outpatientsA drug that inhibits the protease plasmin is hypothesized to reduce the infectivity and virulence of the virus, as measured by reduced need for hospitalization within a week.New system will better sanitize buses on UAB campusA new process for sanitizing buses — which exceeds CDC guidance for sanitization — will be used on UAB’s Blazer Express, making it Groome Transportation’s first fleet to receive the advanced technology.Area businesses pledge to fight COVID-19 and help keep UAB openUAB is partnering with local businesses to promote safety measures in fighting COVID-19 to keep Birmingham businesses and the university open.Alabama’s GuideSafeTM Exposure Notification App Launches StatewideGuideSafeTM COVID-19 notification app, integrating Google and Apple’s ENS technology, now available for download among general publicLearn how masking negatively affects those with hearing loss — and how you can helpMany individuals with hearing impairment, no matter the degree, use some degree of lip-reading while communicating.Why does COVID-19 impair your sense of smell?UAB’s Jessica Grayson, M.D., digs deeper into the mysterious phenomenon of losing your sense of smell after becoming infected with COVID-19.One teen’s loss of smell from COVID-19 serves as a reminder about pervasiveness of virusKenny Mayfield lost his sense of smell in early March. Months later, it still has not returned, a side effect of COVID-19 that he is working to regain.UAB School of Dentistry implements new technology in response to COVID-19To protect the health of patients, students and staff, UAB’s School of Dentistry has acquired new technology to help with temperature scanning and aerosol filtration system.Department of Pathology develops strategy to support GuideSafe™ Entry Testing, process more than 200,000 samplesThis strategy will allow for ramping up testing capacity tenfold for the next 20-plus days leading up to the start of school.UAB COVID-19 testing site to be relocatedUAB Medicine is moving its drive-thru testing site to the UAB Hospital-Highlands parking deck effective Aug. 9.Students receive aid to offset COVID-19 expensesThe fund was created to provide emergency aid to more than 1,000 students. More students have been recommended for approval to receive assistance, but the funds aren’t available.Four ways to save energy and money while working from homeA UAB sustainability expert recommends four ways to save energy and money when working remotely.Fouad, Ruffin and Vickers: COVID-19 is disproportionately high in African AmericansThree UAB doctors and professors share five ways the medical community can work to address the needs of underrepresented populations as we work to understand COVID-19.Carver, Wallace appointed by Ivey to Broadband Working Group for CARES Act fundingThe group will provide input and guidance on how to allocate $300 million for costs related to improving technology and infrastructure in remote areas across the state.Special unit to treat nursing home patients with COVID-19 to serve Jefferson CountyThe special unit for COVID-19-positive nursing home residents will help slow disease spread and provide care to this vulnerable population.Ways for summer learning at home during COVID-19
UAB experts suggest resources and activities to engage their kids while learning from home during the pandemic.
UAB doctor shares her experience treating coronavirus patients in New YorkUAB’s Gretchen Winter, M.D., shares the highs and lows of treating coronavirus patients in New York City.Support Day of Caring on June 25 and help UAB fight pandemicUAB asks donors to support any of its emergency response funds to meet the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19.Is a summer vacation safe for your family?Curry Bordelon III, DNP, shares his recommendations for traveling and what he and his family feel comfortable doing during the pandemic.How to stay healthy while working out during the coronavirus pandemicThe safest place to exercise is at home or outside; but if you must go to the gym, follow these steps.Arora works to bring solutions for reusable personal protective equipment to UABUAB continues to pave the way for developing personal protective equipment during the novel coronavirus pandemic.Young father speaks on beating COVID-19, enrolling in remdesivir clinical trialA UAB patient beat COVID-19 and recalls his experience with the virus and enrolling in a clinical trial.Enlisting big data to accelerate the COVID-19 fightUAB’s CCTS joins a nationwide collaboration creating a secure, central database of electronic health records from coronavirus patients.Caring for your loved ones with COVID-19 at homeUAB’s Turner Overton, M.D., provides practical ways you can care for your loved ones who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 at home.-
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UAB Experts in COVID-19
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Irfan Asif, M.D.
Family medicine • Sports and exercise medicine • Pediatrics • Primary care • Population health
Read more...Robert Blanton, Ph.D.
International political economy • Foreign policy • Human rights
Read more...Jodie Dionne-Odom, M.D.
Infections in women and pregnancy including HIV, syphilis, chlamydia, malaria, hepatitis B and Zika virus.
Read more...Sue Feldman, Ph.D.
Fitness trackers • Digital health trends • Health information systems • Contact tracing apps
Read more...Molly Fleece, M.D.
Outbreak of infectious disease locally and globally • Travel medicine • Antimicrobial resistance
Read more...Jessica Grayson, M.D.
Sinus infections • Seasonal allergies • Olfactory sense issues • Upper respiratory airway diseases • Nasal medicine • Influenza • Smell and taste loss
Read more...Peter Jones, Ph.D.
Public budgeting • Financial management at the state and local level • Education policy
Read more...Rachael Lee, M.D.
Healthcare epidemiology • Infection prevention • Outbreak of infectious disease locally and globally including the flu • Multi-drug resistant pathogens in relation to infection control
Read more...Marisa Marques, M.D.
Transfusion services • Stem cell collection/blood banking • Blood management • Pathology
Read more...Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D.
Intervention to prevent infection with HIV, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) • Coronavirus • Multipurpose prevention, including contraception options and protection against HIV and genital herpes • STI diagnosis management and prevention • Reproductive tract infections, including transmission to infants • Vaccine-preventable infections • Infectious disease outbreaks
Read more...Lisa McCormick, DrPH
Disaster and emergency management • Emergency preparedness and response • Public health crisis preparedness and response • Responding to natural disasters
Read more...Sarah Nafziger, M.D.
Preparing before, during and after a crisis • Trauma and critical care • Disaster medicine • Pre-hospital care
Read more...George Netto, M.D.
Genitourinary pathology • Bladder, prostate, and renal cancers • Molecular diagnostics • COVID-19 testing
Read more...Tedra Smith, DNP
Parenting and children's health • Emergency medicine & crisis management • Addiction
Read more...Richard Whitley, M.D.
Pediatric infectious diseases – treatment and prevention • Herpes virus • Virology • Gene therapy • Pandemic flu
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Why is it important to fill out your Census?A UAB expert explains the importance of filling out the 2020 Census and how the lack of participation can hinder the state of Alabama.How to fill out the 2020 Census: best practices to protect yourself from cyberphishing attacksFollow the recommended guidelines for filling out the 2020 Census form to better protect yourself from cyberphishing attacks, plus other details you should know.How will the Census impact Alabama?
With the outbreak of a global pandemic, the 2020 Census is still underway. Learn how the Census will impact the state of Alabama and why it is important.
What is a Census? Why do we have it?The upcoming 2020 Census’ success is depending on heavy participation from all United States citizens. Learn more about the Census, how it can impact the community and why it is important from UAB political science assistant professor Peter Jones, Ph.D.UAB Experts in Census
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Robert Blanton, Ph.D.
International political economy • Foreign policy • Human rights
Read more...Mona Fouad, M.D., MPH
Minority health • Health disparities • Obesity and cancer
Read more...Peter Jones, Ph.D.
Public budgeting • Financial management at the state and local level • Education policy
Read more...Gary Warner
Cyber crime • Malware and phishing • Spam
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Cooper Green offers its patients drive-in flu shots with food giveaway
Enrolled Cooper Green patients who get a flu shot at the new drive will also get a food box donated by Royal Divinity Ministry Food Bank.
Cold vs. Flu: which is it?These are some of the tips and tricks that could help you avoid the flu.
New pathogenic mechanism for influenza NS1 protein foundInfluenza NS1 can bind with the cell’s RIG-I protein, blocking the innate immune responseKeeping the flu out of the classroomTeach children about hygiene and germs in the classroom and at home.Avoid the flu while traveling: Six ways to stay healthyA record number of travelers are expected to fly during the Thanksgiving holiday.Get your flu shot in October, early November to stay flu-free this seasonUAB physicians urge people to get flu shots early in the season.How to keep flu germs from spreading in your homeYou cannot really germ-proof your home, but you can clean and disinfect things to improve your chances of preventing the flu.UAB website aims to educate public about the flu, prevention and treatmentUAB is taking extra measures to promote flu prevention this season through education.What you need to know about sinus infectionsAs the fall months approach, the potential for seasonal allergies, runny noses and sinus infections increases.Study: Increase in employment shows strong correlation to spread of influenzaHigher employment rates cause an increase in flu incidence, according to a new study.The right way to disinfect classrooms, homes to kill the flu virusKill the flu virus by following these tips on what to clean and how to disinfect commonly touched areas at home, school and work.Is it safe to get the flu shot while pregnant?The flu shot is safe for both pregnant women and their unborn babies.Otherwise healthy and think you have the flu? Avoid the emergency roomPublic health and hospital officials encourage those who think they have the flu to call their health care provider or visit an urgent care clinic — and leave the emergency room for acute injuries and life-threatening conditions.Keep germs to yourself and help prevent the spread of the fluPeople can help curb the spread of viruses with a few simple hygiene tips.Stop the flu in its tracks by washing your hands the right wayFrequent, proper handwashing is critical to helping protect yourself and others you come in contact with during flu season.UAB proporciona información sobre prevención y tratamiento de la influenza o la gripeEl sitio web – www.uab.edu/flu – tiene información sobre la vacuna contra la influenza, recursos de prevención y tratamiento, y videos en español con preguntas comunes sobre la vacuna, síntomas y donde conseguir ayuda.UAB prepares for peak flu season by educating community members, protecting patientsIn an effort to protect the health of our patients and staff this flu season, certain visitor restrictions and precautions will be in place at UAB.UAB Hospital updates flu visitation policies for Women & Infants CenterIn an effort to protect the health of our patients and staff this flu season, certain visitor restrictions and precautions will be in place at UAB.Vaccine for a strain of avian influenza to be tested in clinical trial at UABThe Alabama Vaccine Research Clinic will be testing the efficacy of a vaccine that could help combat a rare strain of avian influenza.The right way to wash your handsAre you washing your hands the right way? You may not be getting off as many germs as you think.Rapid increase in seasonal flu cases taxes area hospitalsWith Birmingham-area hospital emergency medicine resources stretched to capacity, physicians urge those with flu symptoms to call primary care providers or utilize UAB eMedicine.
UAB Experts in Flu
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Irfan Asif, M.D.
Family medicine • Sports and exercise medicine • Pediatrics • Primary care • Population health
Read more...Do-Yeon Cho, M.D.
Seasonal allergies • Upper respiratory airway diseases • Cystic Fibrosis • Endoscopic skull base surgery
Read more...William Curry, M.D.
Internal medicine • Rural health • Primary care • Rural vs. urban health disparities • Socioeconomic health disparities
Read more...Candice Dye, M.D.
Water safety and children • Traveling with children • Infant safe sleep
Read more...Molly Fleece, M.D.
Outbreak of infectious disease locally and globally • Travel medicine • Antimicrobial resistance
Read more...Grace Grau, DNP
Health Disparities • Cardiovascular disease • Chronic and continuing care for adults and the elderly
Read more...Jessica Grayson, M.D.
Sinus infections • Seasonal allergies • Olfactory sense issues • Upper respiratory airway diseases • Nasal medicine • Influenza • Smell and taste loss
Read more...Kevin Harrod, Ph.D.
Influenza virus • Infectious disease • Pulmonary disease • Chronic Lung disease
Read more...David LaFon, M.D.
Pneumonia • Pulmonary disease • Influenza
Read more...Rachael Lee, M.D.
Healthcare epidemiology • Infection prevention • Outbreak of infectious disease locally and globally including the flu • Multi-drug resistant pathogens in relation to infection control
Read more...Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D.
Intervention to prevent infection with HIV, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) • Coronavirus • Multipurpose prevention, including contraception options and protection against HIV and genital herpes • STI diagnosis management and prevention • Reproductive tract infections, including transmission to infants • Vaccine-preventable infections • Infectious disease outbreaks
Read more...Sarah Nafziger, M.D.
Preparing before, during and after a crisis • Trauma and critical care • Disaster medicine • Pre-hospital care
Read more...Stephen Russell, M.D.
Annual physicals • Primary physician care Primary care for adults and children • Vaccinations • Urgent care for flu, upper respiratory infections, etc. • Preventive care for adults
Read more...Tedra Smith, DNP
Parenting and children's health • Emergency medicine & crisis management • Addiction
Vaccines
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Vaccines: The must-have on your child’s back-to-school checklistAs parents check off their children’s back-to-school needs, vaccinations should be top of the list.Flu vaccines provided to Birmingham’s homeless community at no costProtecting vulnerable populations from contracting influenza is a priority among UAB and local organizations.HPV vaccine significantly lowers rate of second cancer for childhood cancer survivorsHealth care provider recommendation of HPV vaccines could help decrease secondary cancers in childhood cancer survivors.When preparing your child’s back-to-school needs list, don’t forget to include vaccinesEven if you’ve previously rejected vaccinating your children or have neglected to do so, UAB physicians say it’s not too late to protect them against many preventable diseases.Risk of forgetting medical miracles: measles outbreakVaccines are scientifically proven to save lives and prevent major outbreaks of highly infectious diseases among large populations in a safe and effective way.Alabama Vaccine Research Clinic at UAB recruiting for groundbreaking HIV prevention research trial
A groundbreaking clinical research trial at UAB’s Alabama Vaccine Research Clinic to compare injectable PrEP versus a daily oral regimen for HIV prevention is now recruiting participants.
The truth about vaccines: They are safe, and they save livesDavid Kimberlin, M.D., vice chair of Pediatrics and co-director of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, is a physician at Children’s of Alabama. He is the editor of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Red Book, which establishes which vaccines should be given, when and to whom.UAB Experts in Vaccines
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Candice Dye, M.D.
Water safety and children • Traveling with children • Infant safe sleep
Read more...Warner Huh, M.D.
Diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic cancers • Gynecologic vaccinations • Robotic surgery for gynecologic conditions and cancers • Novel therapeutics for gynecologic cancers • Cervical cancer screening and prevention
Read more...David Kimberlin, M.D.
Vaccinations: safe, effective and life saving; schedule for school age kids • Measles, mumps and rubella • Cold and flu in children • Infectious disease outbreaks, such as Zika • Antiviral treatments • Whooping cough • Congenital CMV and neonatal herpes infections
Read more...Rachael Lee, M.D.
Healthcare epidemiology • Infection prevention • Outbreak of infectious disease locally and globally including the flu • Multi-drug resistant pathogens in relation to infection control
Read more...Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D.
Intervention to prevent infection with HIV, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) • Coronavirus • Multipurpose prevention, including contraception options and protection against HIV and genital herpes • STI diagnosis management and prevention • Reproductive tract infections, including transmission to infants • Vaccine-preventable infections • Infectious disease outbreaks
Diet & Exercise
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How to train for a marathonRunning a marathon can be rewarding. Training for a marathon can be hard work. Here is how to do it right.Wellness tips to get you over the New Year’s resolution slumpThree experts answer your questions on health, exercise and following through on your New Year’s goals.How to stay healthy while avoiding the dirtiest places at the gymBy protecting yourself from the spread of bacteria, you can keep your New Year’s resolution to exercise more while also avoiding illnesses.
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