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PaintFest America, a nationwide tour engaging cancer communities in the healing power of art, visits UAB on July 14.
The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program says UAB meets all criteria as a Comprehensive Center to deliver safe, high-quality bariatric patient care.
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The Alabama-focused summit will showcase how telehealth is impacting and transforming the delivery of health care around the state
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The partnership will bring a highly effective and precise alternative to traditional radiation therapy for treating cancer and some noncancerous tumors, without many of the side effects that often accompany treatment.
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Eric Wallace is piloting telehealth program, which he says could open the door for Alabamians in rural communities to receive more subspecialized care without traveling long distances.
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New Living Donor Navigator Program tailored to African-Americans and a new Facebook app aim to increase access to living kidney transplants and reduce the number of patients awaiting transplant.
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UAB’s William Curry, M.D., explains the advantages for millennials to find a primary care physician and why it is a necessary step to take for their health.
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UAB is the first hospital in Alabama to participate in publicly reporting its data with American College of Cardiology’s Find Your Heart a Home pilot program.
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Alabama landmarks will change their colors to bring awareness to the need for Alabama’s residents to register to be organ donors.
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Gift from United Therapeutics will establish Xenotransplantation Institute and bring additional resources to support the endeavor with a goal of genetically modified kidney transplants taking place by 2021.
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A new multi-institutional study looks at the negative effects of a high-carbohydrate diet on the heart.
Becker’s Hospital Review again names UAB Medicine as one of the 150 great places to work in health care.
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Springing forward with daylight saving time may increase your risk of having a heart attack if you have a history of heart disease.
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UAB’s Suzanne Oparil, M.D., has been selected as one of only three doctors from the United States to receive the Clinical Excellence Award at the National Physician of the Year Awards in New York City.
UAB has joined forces with the American Cancer Society in the “80 by 18” initiative to actively promote colorectal cancer screening among its employees.
New performances have just been announced for March in the UAB Hospital North Pavilion.
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Premature babies at UAB receive handmade quilts from Oxford, Alabama, Girl Scout troop.
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Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater will present free workshops to students, patients and the community, with a grand finale performance at 2 p.m. March 5.
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Fourteen-year-old Angelynn Luckado’s cystic fibrosis ravaged her organs, leading to an extensive hospital stay, an extremely rare and complicated transplant, and now a hope for a healthier life thanks to an organ donor.
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Surgeons from around the world gather at UAB to learn more about robotic assisted surgery.
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