Riding bicycles is a fun and healthy way to get around efficiently. Know the rules and keep yourself safe while riding.

Andrew D. Pucker, O.D., Ph.D., gives tips on safe use of contact lenses, including advice on travel, swimming and UV rays.

With both Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Lyme disease increasing in recent years, UAB wilderness medicine physician says it’s important to dress properly and to perform tick checks after woodland excursions.

There are snakes out there. A UAB emergency physician and a biologist tell you what you need to know about coping with snakes and snakebite.

One of the most common types of cancer is skin cancer. A UAB dermatologist shares background information, risks and how to protect your skin.

A UAB physician provides tips for traveling with infants. 

With these tips from UAB Emergency Medicine, know how to identify poison ivy, oak and sumac, protect yourself against allergic reaction, and treat exposed areas.

A UAB physician provides information on risks, recommendations and effects of Zika virus for pregnant women.

Experts take an in-depth look into a favorite college pastime by understanding the dangers and risks of alcohol.

Drowning is the leading cause of injury, death in young children; a UAB expert shared simple steps to prevent accidents.

Jeffrey Kerby, M.D., Ph.D.

Trauma • Critical care • Pre-hospital emergency care • Resuscitation outcomes research • Bleeding control techniques/large volume blood replacement • Stop the Bleed, a public awareness campaign urging bystander education on bleeding control

Janyce Sanford, M.D.

Emergency medicine • Quality and patient safety • Health policy • Pre-hospital emergency care

Spring tornado season is here. Are you ready? Prepare for the worst with these suggestions from UAB Emergency Management.

UAB has been designated as a StormReady university by the National Weather Service.

Headlines and statistics paint a grim picture of opioid abuse. But there is hope, says Anna Alford, a social work major who speaks openly about her journey of recovery to encourage others. Meet her and other UAB faculty, staff and students exploring the complex crisis and finding answers that could save lives.

Every day, more than 115 Americans die after overdosing on opioids.

As opioid deaths add up to that of a commercial plane crash each day, leaders in the dental field tackle the issue.

The bigger driver of overdose deaths was “the broader drug environment” — meaning the expanded supply of opioid painkillers, heroin, and illicit fentanyl over the past decade and a half, which has made these drugs much more available and, therefore, easier to misuse and overdose on.

Justin Arnold, D.O.

Emergency medicine • Toxicology • Drug abuse • Poison

James Galbraith, M.D.

Emergency medicine • HIV testing and prevention • Hepatitis C testing and prevention • Opioid abuse • Needle sharing programs • HIV post-exposure prophylaxis for victims of sexual assault

“There’s no evidence you stop overdoses by taking patients off opioids against their will."

An article written by Division of Preventive Medicine Professor Stefan Kertesz, M.D., calls for better understanding, policy and treatment for opioid addiction.

Due to the current opioid crisis, UAB Hospital has launched an Addiction Scholars Program to train health care professionals across the hospital in caring for patients with addiction issues.

UAB’s Stefan Kertesz, M.D., provides commentary on a new trial comparing yoga and physical therapy for those who suffer from low back pain.

Stefan Kertesz, M.D., says a better understanding of what caused and what sustains the opioid epidemic is needed among policymakers and physicians to best serve patients and address the crisis.

A UAB crowdfunded study of Narcan to reverse heroin overdoses has funded 350 naloxone kits and reversed nine overdoses.

As the nation battles an increase in opioid addiction, UAB Hospital’s Addiction Recovery Program expands to meet the need.