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UAB physicians use cardiac intelligence to address health inequities
Cardiac intelligence uses artificial intelligence to monitor patients for cardiac disease and progression. -
Permit-to-purchase laws associated with a decrease in firearm-related deaths in neighboring states, study shows
Published findings from UAB suggest that certain firearm laws in one state were associated with other states’ firearm-related deaths. Additionally, permit-to-purchase laws were associated with decreased firearm-related death rates both within a state and nearby states. -
New study puts gut microbiome at the center of Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis
The study, utilizing the relatively new field of metagenomics, demonstrated an imbalance in the gut microbiome of patients with Parkinson’s disease. -
Tuberculosis and COVID-19 lung lesions revealed by high-resolution three-dimensional imaging
Insights that are not possible with conventional two-dimensional platforms include characterization of obliterated airways in tuberculosis and hemorrhage from ruptured blood vessels in COVID-19 lungs, at near-microscopic levels. -
UAB joins international study of promising Alzheimer’s disease treatment
The AHEAD study is looking to recruit people at risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease for a new study. -
Black Christian patients are less likely to receive their preferred end-of-life care. Researchers hope change that.
UAB researchers have published an article demonstrating how the term “aggressive care,” used loosely by clinicians to describe care that can negatively impact quality of life for patients with serious illness, is often used to inappropriately label the preferences of African American patients.
