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UAB was among the first medical centers in the country to obtain a MEG, having done so originally in 2001; however, evolving technology has created a need for replacing the old technology with a new one.
Parents should be mindful that pressures and expectations they have for their children in sports can turn a fun activity into one that induces stress.
UAB experts say that, by learning the symptoms of SCA and how to respond, one could save a life in an emergent situation.
UAB researchers are combining behavioral change theories, telemedicine and extended reality as they work to improve the physical and mental health of children with disabilities. 
A correlation was found between the social distancing index, a measure of overall social distancing behaviors observed, and higher rates of neonatal and early neonatal mortality, as well as preterm birth, when assessed with a lag period. Results were published today in JAMA Network Open. 
When discussing serious medical topics with children, a UAB psychologist says it is important to keep it simple: use language they understand and let them guide the discussion.
As temperatures heat up, the risk of contracting a heat-related illness increases. Experts at UAB discuss the best ways to stay safe this summer.
Students enrolled in the UAB Department of Pediatrics Mini Medical School are immersed in hands-on learning about the wide variety of career opportunities in the health care field.
The award recognizes those in the medical community who have made monumental contributions to cancer prevention, control research and practice.
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 Medicine hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the new NICU Bookworms vending machine. United States Representative Terri A. Sewell (AL-07) joined the ceremony and read to infants in the UAB RNICU and Children’s of Alabama NICU.
While it has long been thought that the most direct health effect linked to the sanitation crisis in the Black Belt was due to soil-transmitted hookworm, a study led by UAB found no evidence of transmission.
Researchers have identified a gut-lung axis driven by intestinal antimicrobial peptide expression and mediated by the intestinal microbiota that is linked to lung injury in newborns.
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