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UAB Health System has named a new chief human resources officer, bringing 20 years of talent in the human resources space to the enterprise.
After two and half years of not having a voice, Deborah Hays Emanuel can now sing her song of resilience thanks to the UAB Voice Clinic.
Sickle cell disease is the most common and clinically significant inherited blood disorder across the nation, and now there is an FDA-approved gene therapy to help those living with SCD.
Using a handheld ultrasound device, a trained clinician can rapidly and accurately diagnose anything from kidney stones to heart function, saving time and money for patients in rural and urban underserved areas.
The multidisciplinary clinic will offer a full spectrum of sports and exercise medicine services to patients, including non-operative and surgical procedures and nutritional, biologic injections, cardio, exercise in pregnancy, and physical medicine and rehabilitation services.
UAB Medicine will serve as the presenting medical partner of the Transplant Games of America when the event comes to Birmingham in July 2024.
The expansion is one part of a larger renovation of the SOD facilities that includes improvements to the spaces for walk-in emergency patients, treatment planning, waiting rooms, business office space and office areas.
UAB Hospital has claimed another top ranking by a national media outlet and audience.
Preview Days offer prospective medical students the opportunity to learn more about all the Heersink School of Medicine has to offer.
There is no need to leave the house to get help with cold, flu or COVID symptoms with UAB eMedicine’s virtual diagnostic and treatment services.
Hyperbaric medicine is a therapy that treats oxygen like a drug, delivering high-pressure oxygen to treat wounds for patients in need.
The UAB Hazelrig-Salter Radiation Oncology Center and the Kirklin Clinic at Acton Road will obtain their ASTRO-APEx accreditation until September 2027.
The grant will enhance the UAB Nurse-Family Partnership of Central Alabama’s current services and increase access to maternity care in Alabama.
UAB eMedicine uses advanced monitoring technology that allows UAB physicians to monitor and help manage the treatment of stroke patients who are located at other hospitals.
Grant will further investigate the recent evidence from military and civilian medicine that suggests outcomes may be better when trauma patients receive whole blood, instead of previously separated blood products.
UAB physicians urge people to get flu shots early in the season.
UAB Medicine has once again been named one of the “Most Wired” hospitals, affirming UAB’s serving on the forefront of using health care IT to improve the delivery of care.
UAB launches WISDOM study and seeks participants in breast cancer screening study
Written by Brianna Hoge
The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB is recruiting Alabama women who have never had breast cancer for the study, to test a personalized approach to breast cancer screening.
Before a woman reaches the age of 40, a breast self-exam can help her stay mindful of her breast health and could potentially save her life if a cancerous lump is found early.
Launched during the Delta surge, the UAB-led program aimed to keep Alabama’s school open for in-person instruction through free and voluntary services such as asymptomatic testing and HEPA filters.
The UAB Neonatal Helping Hands program provides volunteers the opportunity to hold, rock, talk, sing and read to infants in the RNICU and CCN. The program, which was paused in 2020 due to COVID, has relaunched and is accepting volunteer applications.
Ovarian cancer is known as the “silent killer” due to the difficulty in early detection because most women do not have any early symptoms.
Undergoing surgery can be a highly stressful time for patients and families. Surgeons at UAB work with a team of health care providers to guide patients through the surgery process and provide high-quality, personalized care.
UAB Medicine has added the ExcelsiusGPS® by Globus Medical for minimally invasive spine surgeries.
The study, funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, will compare two pathways of post-fracture patient care.
This is the first medical advancement allowing the body to repair its own ACL.
The new treatment involves using a spinal cord stimulator that sends electrical impulses into the spinal cord. The device responds to the spinal cord in real time and can adjust the electrical output 50-100 times per second based on what is happening in the spinal cord.
This study, performed in a pre-clinical human model, is the first time xenotransplanted pig kidneys have shown clearance of creatinine and shown a standard immunosuppression regimen may be sufficient.
The National Ataxia Foundation has named UAB a Center of Excellence. The designation is awarded to regional centers providing comprehensive care and services for individuals affected by ataxia and their families.
For another consecutive year, UAB Hospital has been named the best hospital in Alabama, with several disciplines and procedures ranked among the best.