Health & Medicine

To help families cherish the loving memory of their dear ones, a UAB nurse started her “Heartbeat in a Bottle” initiative to give families a unique way to remember the loved ones they have lost.

The UAB School of Dentistry is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.

Trauma patients rushed to a hospital often find that the clothes they were wearing do not survive their medical emergency. A UAB medical student is working to provide discharge with dignity.

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease characterized by the formation of granulomas in one or more organs of the body.

The UAB Health Services Foundation General Endowment Fund awarded Do-Yeon Cho, M.D., associate professor of the Department of Otolaryngology and director of the Smell and Taste Clinic, with funding for his proposal to create state-of-the-art care for smell and taste loss patients.

Researchers at UAB help people understand their motives behind overeating palatable food, which can cause weight gain and obesity.

UAB experts offer tips on preventive steps you can take to stay healthy and avoid a visit to the emergency department.

Expected to open in early 2025, the new Cooper Green Mercy Health clinical building will usher in a new era in health care for Jefferson County residents in need.

Double vision is an eye condition that requires prompt evaluation by an eye care provider.

At the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, a clinical trial and a collaborative care team tackle an aggressive form of T-cell lymphoma in a patient—now a survivor—from Montgomery.

UAB surgeons perform new technique that is minimally invasive and allows for a quicker recovery time.

UAB experts provide insight into alcohol and substance misuse, dangers and steps one can take to minimize the risk.

This study will enroll patients to evaluate which combination of three proposed interventions — including health coaching, food delivery and remote patient monitoring — will help patients manage diabetes and also be sustainable for health systems to implement.

The ADNP/ketamine trial was the first clinical study generated by a information gleaned from the Precision Medicine Institute’s artificial intelligence tool.

The volume of cases in the emergency department and the severity of the injuries seen by the staff provide a good training ground for nursing competitions.

The five-year project will focus on improving education and training efforts of dental students on how to care for vulnerable groups, including those undergoing substance use disorders.

The portal allows patients to communicate with their providers, track appointments and make prescription renewals.

Pelvic floor therapy provides a conservative and holistic approach to pelvic floor dysfunction, but many women do not know about the treatment. JJ Fagen, UAB Medicine’s pelvic floor therapist, discusses the benefits of pelvic floor therapy and pelvic floor exercises

Dentistry’s advances over the decade include cavity fillings without drilling, fillings that fight bacteria and 3D imaging for implants.

The Alabama Maternal Health Task Force will lead state entities, community members and maternal health experts in developing and implementing a strategic plan aimed at reducing maternal mortality and morbidity across the state.

AHA recognizes the UAB Cardiovascular Institute’s dedication to ensuring all heart failure patients have access to best practices and lifesaving care.

The clinic — supported by a $3.4 million state appropriation — is part of the UAB School of Dentistry’s innovative efforts to combat the shortage of dentists in rural areas of the state.

UAB’s new director of the Division of Urogynecology discusses pelvic organ prolapse prevention, treatment and the importance of open conversations around the condition that affects many women in the United States.

The University of Alabama System approves plan to move forward with replacing Cooper Green’s current facility with a state-of-the-art medical clinic.

The Zorro-Flow Inc. is the newest startup from the UAB Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The device is the first external catheter to collect urine effectively, safely and comfortably from critically ill female neonates and children.

UAB researchers have discovered a new way to treat melanoma by targeting CDC7 with EZH2 or BRPF1/2/3 inhibitors.

The NIH grant will advance efforts to reduce the gap between research and care of sickle cell disease.

The Tuscaloosa clinic is UAB Callahan Eye’s 18th clinic location in Alabama.

An internal decapitation is rare but not unheard of, and it takes a team to help a patient recover.

An aneurysm is a bulge in a blood vessel caused by a weakness in the blood vessel wall, resulting in an increase of pressure in a small area and causing the vessel to balloon.