UAB takes lead with 80 by 2018 initiative to increase employee colorectal cancer screenings
Written by Beena Thannickal
UAB has joined forces with the American Cancer Society in the “80 by 18” initiative to actively promote colorectal cancer screening among its employees.
UAB launches new clinic for primary ciliary dyskinesia, a rare, inherited respiratory disease.
UAB cardiovascular disease researchers are improving our understanding of the disease and finding new ways to provide medical care to patients.
This protective effect on cardiotoxicity could benefit cancer chemotherapy recipients and heart failure patients.
We’re growing
Written by Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D.
We’ve achieved an outstanding position of growth over the past two years, and I believe several key factors have contributed to our successes.
UAB Nurse John Doriety reached a milestone of 2,000 patients transported by UAB’s Critical Care Transport service — the most of any CCT employee in the program’s history.
The School of Medicine will recognize the day with a Women in Medicine Lecture and Luncheon, featuring Deborah Deas, M.D., MPH, interim dean of the Medical University of South Carolina.
Testosterone treatment improves sexual activity, physical function and mood in men over 65, study says
Written by Adam Pope
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows testosterone treatment can have benefits for men over age 65.
UAB researchers probe basic molecular mechanisms that lead to the lung scarring of pulmonary fibrosis, a lethal disorder.
A key role for microRNA-155 in brain inflammation and neurodegeneration makes it both a potential therapeutic target and a biomarker for this progressive disorder.