Displaying items by tag: school of medicine
Acute respiratory failure mortality increases in United States and may worsen with COVID-19 pandemic
A study conducted by UAB investigators has outlined that deaths due to acute respiratory failure are increasing in the United States, and this disproportionately impacts Southern states and racial minorities.
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For many, living in a food desert means lack of access to healthy food choices, leading residents to turn to unhealthy and often expensive options.
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A UAB urogynecologist has been selected to lead the national nonprofit organization, which represents professionals dedicated to treating female pelvic floor disorders.
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As the country has grappled with an opioid crisis and with COVID-19, a third crisis has brewed. Suicide is now the 10th leading cause of death in the United States.
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The flu and COVID-19 have several overlapping symptoms and could cause a “twindemic” this winter. How can you protect yourself and family from both viruses?
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The train-the-trainers approach to moving scientific discovery to the marketplace adds 13 more training sites.
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November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB will host a virtual outreach event Nov. 9 to educate about the disease.
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One participant said, “It seems like we’ve done 10 years of work in seven months!”
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High-profile speakers show the “critical role that UAB is playing in the effort to combat this pandemic.”
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Rachael Lee, M.D., answered questions regarding COVID-19 during a media briefing Oct. 23.
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This study used powerful genomic tools and supercomputers to analyze massive amounts of genetic data and identify individual strains within single species of the gut microbiome present during an infant’s first 6 years of life.
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Join UAB’s virtual walk team for the Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama virtual walk.
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Men in the community will wear pink on Sunday, Oct. 25, to show support for breast cancer awareness at the annual “Real Men Wear Pink” outreach event.
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An in-hospital wellness center for medical trainees can reduce burnout and enhance the learning experience while stressing a healthy work/life balance.
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Layers of tannic acid and another biopolymer delay allograft and autoimmune-mediated rejection in mouse models of Type 1 diabetes.
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When glaucoma and an autoimmune disorder caused severe, painful blisters in his right eye, artist Charlie Busler was in danger of losing his eyesight.
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The loss of rural hospitals has been felt most keenly in Southern regions of the United States, from Florida to Texas.
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A study conducted by UAB investigators has outlined that Black individuals are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, and there are key geographic differences in health determinants in the United States.
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UAB’s uterus transplant program is the first program in the Southeast and fourth in the United States.
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UAB’s Center for Palliative and Supportive Care will present a virtual summit on palliative care in Nov.
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