Hannah Echols
| This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Public Relations Specialist
echolsh@uab.edu | (205) 704-2939Identifies and develops stories that highlight research, faculty news, patient stories, clinical stories and beyond a UAB. Connects media with experts to enhance their story.
Specific beats:
- School of Public Health
- Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetesand Metabolism
- Department of Informatics
- Department of Genetics
- Department of Neurology
- Department of Surgery
- Pediatric
- Neurosurgery
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Department of Pediatrics
- Department of Precision Medicine
- Division of General Internal Medicine and Population Science
UAB’s director of Emergency Management shares best practices to prepare for and stay safe during flash flooding.
Published results suggest the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the slow increase in pediatric Type 2 diabetes.
Alabama K-12 public and private schools now have the option to receive asymptomatic COVID-19 testing, high-efficiency particulate — or HEPA —air purifiers, over-the-counter test kits, on-site liaisons and more through the UAB School of Public Health program.
UAB’s new director of the Division of Urogynecology discusses pelvic organ prolapse prevention, treatment and the importance of open conversations around the condition that affects many women in the United States.
The Zorro-Flow Inc. is the newest startup from the UAB Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The device is the first external catheter to collect urine effectively, safely and comfortably from critically ill female neonates and children.
Engage in a sewing session and learn about social change advocacy at the UAB School of Public Health
A(MEND) will feature a discussion of quilting as it relates to social change advocacy, followed by a sewing session.
Results published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease show patients with one cancer diagnosis were less likely to develop dementia and had an overall slower cognitive decline than patients with no history of cancer.
Nursing student Serenity Lane battled leukemia as a child. In August, she will graduate from UAB and begin her first job as an emergency medicine nurse at Children’s of Alabama almost 15 years after beating cancer.
Implementing a consistent and simple routine can help with a smooth transition into a new school year and alleviate stress and anxiety in children and adolescents.
Car seats are documented to reduce injuries and deaths in children but are effective only if installed and used properly.