UAB Women in Medicine launched its own chapter of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) with a lunch event on Nov. 9.
UAB Research Administration carefully invests to keep investigators competitive in an era of tight grant funding.
Hundreds of UAB physicians named to prestigious 2015-16 Best Doctors in America list
Written by Adam Pope
Hundreds of the top physicians in the nation practice at the UAB Health System, according to the latest edition of the Best Doctors in America®.
UAB Medicine’s Undiagnosed Diseases Program expands with genomics clinic at Children’s of Alabama
Written by Bob Shepard
The UAB Undiagnosed Diseases Program, designed to help find answers for rare medical conditions, now has a clinic in Children’s of Alabama.
Surgeons repair Tallassee woman’s mitral valve to help her overcome staph infection, stroke
Written by Tyler Greer
UAB surgeons patched mitral and tricuspid valve leaks, which eliminated Terry Maddox’s fluid retention and got her congestive heart failure to drop from a Class 4 to Class 1.
Study finds genetic risk factor can lead to hyperinflammatory disorder, death after viral infection
Written by Bob Shepard
A UAB/Children’s of Alabama/Cincinnati Children’s study finds genetic risk for fatal inflammatory disorder linked to viral infection.
The Alzheimer’s plaques that accumulate around brain cells also congregate along the walls of blood vessels, according to UAB research, and that may contribute to cognitive issues.
A diabetes drug combined with exercise may help older adults regrow muscle, and UAB’s Center for Exercise Medicine is investigating.