Health & Medicine

UAB experts provide ways seniors can take and maintain control of their health in several areas of wellness.

Radiofrequency ablation precisely delivers heat energy that can destroy lesions within the brain that are the cause of seizures.

The $156.7 million, 350,000-square-foot project will replace the existing Spain Rehabilitation Center.

Based on information out of UAB and the ADPH, the CDC issued a health alert encouraging providers presented with pediatric patients with hepatitis of an unknown origin to screen for the adenovirus-41 strain.

According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, Alabama ranks fifth in the United States for oral cavity and pharynx cancer incidence and seventh among the states for oral cavity and pharynx cancer deaths.

Seth Wharton, 44, received a double heart-valve replacement at UAB in 1990.

Luxturna uses a non-disease-causing virus to deliver a normal copy of the RPE65 gene to retinal cells, enabling them to make proteins capable of improving and preserving visual function.

UAB has been awarded for its superior CAR-T therapy program services and leadership.

UAB-led national study shows using blood pressure medication to treat pregnant women with chronic hypertension improves pregnancy outcomes, including a decrease in severe preeclampsia and preterm birth.

UAB primary care providers discuss screenings, immunizations, diet, exercise and other women’s health-related illnesses.

UAB patients with stage 4 cancer now have more options for treatments.

The new location offers a wide range of comprehensive and specialty eye services to patients in and around the city of Pelham.

The new procedure uses a balloon to separate bones in the shoulder, reducing pain and allowing physical therapy a chance to work.

The Cardiogenomics Clinic uses a patient’s genetic history to help develop a personalized treatment plan based on their genetic results.

Jim Parsons’ legacy paves the way for thousands to potentially receive lifesaving organs through UAB’s xenotransplantation program.

Northwest Regional joins a growing number of other Alabama hospitals as part of the UAB Health System.

Diane Bishop creates care packages for other aortic patients to equip them with the supplies they need to take control of their health.

Pregnant women will receive a 4D ultrasound, clinical evaluation and personalized physical activity plan through the new Exercise in Pregnancy Clinic.

UAB Hospital has climbed three spots to break into the top ten among the largest hospitals in the nation.

Medical West Hospital Authority, an affiliate of UAB Health System, broke ground on its replacement facility on Wednesday, November 17.

The infusion therapy can help shrink tumors that are otherwise inoperable.

Guinness World Records officially named Curtis Means, born at 21 weeks and one day at UAB Hospital, the most premature infant to survive.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an alarming rise in domestic violence and intimate partner violence

Because the beam of photons is so tightly focused, proton therapy has little effect on surrounding healthy tissue, making it especially beneficial for young patients.

Viva Medicare first and only Alabama-based plan to receive distinction from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Enrollment in 2022 Medicare plans starts Oct. 15

The new technology allows health care personnel to observe movement of the lungs, diaphragm and joints.

UAB’s Jessica Grayson, M.D., clears the confusion on how to tell COVID-19 from other respiratory illnesses.

UAB’s Megan Hays, Ph.D., shares how to overcome common negative thinking traps by using cognitive behavioral therapy.

This award recognizes UAB Hospital’s commitment to meeting standards of excellence in recruitment and retention, education, training and mentoring, research and evidence-based practice, patient outcomes, leadership and organizational ethics, and creation of a healthy work environment.

Monoclonal antibody infusion is effective, but UAB doctors say getting the COVID-19 vaccine is the best way to prevent someone from being hospitalized because of COVID-19.