Smith takes top administration, fiscal affairs role at UAB Montgomery Regional Medical Campus
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
Todd B. Smith, Ph.D., has been named director of Administration and Fiscal Affairs for the Montgomery and Selma Regional Medical Campus.
Novel research shows social factors may impact younger leukemia patients’ survival
Written by Beena Thannickal
New UAB research demonstrates social factors that determine survival of younger patients with AML and present opportunities to improve outcomes.
Lower blood pressure target of 120 mm Hg greatly reduces cardiovascular complications and deaths in older adults.
Kurt R. Zinn, DVM, Ph.D., was named a winner of the 2015 Distinguished Investigator Award by the Academy of Radiology Research.
Two faculty projects awarded personalized medicine pilot grants
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
The Hugh Kaul Personalized Medicine Institute recently awarded two collaborative pilot implementation projects to advance precision medicine at UAB.
Southern Research and UAB part of multisite study on effects of chemical nerve agents
Written by Bob Shepard
Researchers at UAB and Southern Research are teaming up with a consortium to study the effect on the brain of chemical agents known as organophosphates.
In the middle of a whirlwind of activity, colleagues say Shantay Holmes is a calming presence, and her work ethic, team spirit, compassion and more are the reason she is UAB’s Employee of the Month.
Latest in prostate cancer detection — now offered at UAB — results in fewer unnecessary biopsies
Written by Bob Shepard
The prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, test has limitations, but the new Prostate Health Index can offer an exact percentage of prostate cancer risk.