Displaying items by tag: Department of Medicine
A UAB/VA study shows that home hospice techniques on terminally ill, hospitalized patients have a positive impact on end-of-life care.
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Physicians are employing ECMO technology to treat severe cases of the flu when conventional therapy fails.
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UAB has entered the realm of international medical training with the creation of the International Advanced Clinical Training Program.
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Preparation for an innovative, complex UAB program has been years in the making, and up to 30 “hard-to-match” patients are expected to receive organs this year.
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The 2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults contains nine recommendations for health care providers.
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William M. Geisler, M.D., MPH, was recently named clinical associate director for the UAB Medical Scientist Training Program.
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Changes to a key protein amplified its natural ability to counter kidney disease, according to a study published today by School of Medicine researchers in the journal Nature Medicine.
Damage to heart muscle caused by a heart attack turns on immune cells in the spleen that accelerate heart failure.
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The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the James K. Kirklin, M.D., Endowed Lectureship and other faculty appointments during its Nov. 8 meeting.
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Gustavo Heudebert, M.D., has been elected to mastership by the American College of Physicians, one of the highest honors available to primary care physicians.
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