Hannah Echols

Hannah Echols

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Public Relations Specialist

echolsh@uab.edu • (205) 704-2939

Specific beats include: School of Nursing; School of Public Health; Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Division of Nephrology; Department of Genetics; Department of Pediatrics; Women's Health; Ophthalmology/UAB Callahan Eye Hospital ; Neurology; Neurosurgery

Straughn named UAB vice chair for Quality and Patient Safety

Straughn named UAB vice chair for Quality and Patient Safety
Michael Straughn will advance women’s patient care practices as the new vice chair of UAB’s Section of Quality and Patient Safety.

UAB School of Nursing faculty and alumni join racism commission

UAB School of Nursing faculty and alumni join racism commission
Martha Dawson and Blake Smith will address racism and lack of diversity in the nursing profession through the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing.

UAB School of Nursing faculty making mark on global board

Dina Avery, DHSc, will serve a two-year term on the board of the Association of Graduate Regulatory Educators.

Dina Avery, DHSc, will serve a two-year term on the board of the Association of Graduate Regulatory Educators.

All of Us mobile enrollment event on UAB campus

Students and community members can learn how they can be included in shaping the future of health care for generations to come by joining us for an All of Us Research Program enrollment event.
Students and community members can learn how they can be included in shaping the future of health care for generations to come by joining us for an All of Us Research Program enrollment event.

UAB researcher granted federal funding for psilocybin and smoking study

UAB researcher granted federal funding for psilocybin and smoking study
UAB researchers will study psilocybin, a psychedelic compound, on its effects on smoking cessation.

Cook with Chef Chris Hastings during the 2021 No-Show Ball

UAB graduate students will work as yearlong service partners to implement self-developed projects dedicated to improving the health of vulnerable people.
UAB graduate students will work as yearlong service partners to implement self-developed projects dedicated to improving the health of vulnerable people.

Delta variant increases risk of adverse outcomes in pregnant women, new UAB study shows

New study from UAB women’s health, infectious diseases and pediatric experts show increase in morbidity and adverse outcomes in pregnant patients caused by the Delta variant.
New study from UAB women’s health, infectious diseases and pediatric experts show increase in morbidity and adverse outcomes in pregnant patients caused by the Delta variant.

Vaping up, cigarettes down in adolescents, according to study

UAB public health researcher suggests new framework in tracking tobacco and nicotine use in adolescents in the United States.
UAB public health researcher suggests new framework in tracking tobacco and nicotine use in adolescents in the United States.

COVID-19 vaccines now strongly recommended for pregnant women

The Delta variant poses a new threat to pregnant women. UAB women’s health and infectious disease experts discuss the effects of COVID-19 and the vaccines on pregnancy.

The Delta variant poses a new threat to pregnant women. UAB women’s health and infectious disease experts discuss the effects of COVID-19 and the vaccines on pregnancy.   

Help shorten the surge and safely celebrate Labor Day

UAB public health expert: Masking in Alabama during the Labor Day weekend could prevent at least 3,500 and as many as 6,000 COVID-19 cases in Alabama the following week and help end the surge.

UAB public health expert: Masking in Alabama during the Labor Day weekend could prevent at least 3,500 and as many as 6,000 COVID-19 cases in Alabama the following week and help end the surge.

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