UAB neurologists have reported the first case study of a patient with a brain bleed linked to consumption of an energy drink.

Kids often acquire S. mutans, a cavity-causing bacterium from nonfamily members, researchers report at the American Society for Microbiology annual meeting.

A new study from the UAB School of Dentistry shows that women who are pregnant are more likely to have gingivitis in their first and second trimesters, which can negatively affect mother and baby.

Springing forward with daylight saving time may increase your risk of having a heart attack if you have a history of heart disease.

A new national study by UAB Dentistry researchers has found that most general dentists are not following root canal standard of care guidelines.

Originally built in 1975, the Wallace Tumor Institute is the hub of the Cancer Center’s research and administrative enterprise.

Pennington has served as senior vice president and chief operating officer at Medical West since 2003.

UAB is the only hospital in Alabama that can repair leaks around replacement heart valves using minimally invasive techniques.

Renal replacement therapy performed continuously over 24 hours provides better hemodynamic tolerance, fluid removal in critically ill patients with kidney failure.

Adrenalin-suppressing beta-blockers may delay need for valve-replacement surgery if used early in a growing cause of heart disease.

Data could lead to better advice for primary-care doctors struggling with a rising tide of older adult patients still in throes of youthful bad habits.

Quirky evolution yields clues to a fatal condition.

With a grant from the Gates Foundation, UAB researchers will target a bacteria blamed for birth defects in the Indian subcontinent.

Newly named condition, “isolated diastolic hypotension,” can be difficult to treat while increasing risk of death.

Blueberries provide nutritious benefits and prevent cell damage that can lead to cancer.

There’s ticks in them-there woods, and that means the possibility of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, as one UAB patient recently discovered.

There's a new designer drug wreaking havoc across the United States, and even though it sounds innocent, it can be deadly.

UAB Hospital went to a full-time room-service approach for all patient meals in October 2010