By understanding the differences between these illnesses and utilizing convenient health care options, proactive steps can be taken to protect one’s health and support the health care system during this busy season.

This past June, through a competitive review process, the NIH renewed their five-year grant to continue UAB’s Center for AIDS Research pivotal work.  

The UAB neurosurgery team performed an emergency brain aspiration on Easton Fothergill after he was rushed to UAB Hospital with a large brain abscess.

Clinical trial findings from the LATITUDE study show promise in long-acting HIV treatment for patients who have long struggled with daily HIV oral medications.

A UAB infectious diseases physician breaks down what you need to know about flu, RSV and COVID as people navigate colder months and have exposure to these viruses.

UAB physicians urge people to get flu shots early in the season.

Today the National Institutes of Health has announced that UAB’s own Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D., has been selected to succeed Anthony Fauci, M.D., as the next director of NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) this fall. 

The study found that using a vaginal swab was more accurate than using urine for three types of sexually transmitted infections.

These effector memory B cells appear poised for a rapid serum antibody response upon secondary challenge one year later, and evidence shows that the cells in this subset differ from all previously described memory B cell subsets.

Having a bacterial infection at the same time as COVID-19 is a greater risk factor for COVID-19 severity and mortality than previously described risk factors such as advanced age, male sex or various comorbidities.

Record $95 million Heersink lead gift to advance strategic growth and biomedical innovation.

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.

UAB experts explain some of the benefits of getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

A new multidisciplinary program within UAB Medicine will help evaluate patients who have recovered from COVID-19 but are still experiencing symptoms and link them to the specialized care they need.

Visiting the pool or lake is synonymous with summer fun, but is it safe in a pandemic?

The novel coronavirus can live on certain surfaces for up to two to three days.

These are some of the tips and tricks that could help you avoid the flu.

Research conducted at UAB is reaching the front lines of treatment of the novel coronavirus.

Researchers found that regular tenofovir gel users were associated with reduced risk of HSV-2 infection.

UAB researchers collaborated on a study showing a blood test for chlamydia might be valuable in screening infertile women for pregnancy outcomes.