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Patients who received the additional therapy showed a higher likelihood of surviving at both one month and three months after treatment.

For 48 hours, UAB’s alumni, students, faculty, staff, friends and families come together to support the programs and people who make the university exceptional. 

UAB researchers are advancing cancer prevention and treatment through lifestyle-based survivorship care, adaptive molecular therapies and precision biomedical engineering.

This rare brain condition causes a person’s hand to move without intention or control.

UAB has been a national leader in Fabry disease care and research for more than two decades.

Cardiovascular disease is the second leading cause of death among cancer survivors, second only to cancer itself

This year’s cohort is the largest in ASF program history.

Feeling tired may not mean it is time for sleep, and misunderstanding the difference could be fueling insomnia and fatigue.

More than 9,400 people are on the waiting list for a liver transplant in the United States. UAB’s new living-donor liver transplant program aims to help that number decrease.

The study is aimed to track early brain and child development in the United States by following pregnant participants and their children for approximately 10 years.

UAB researchers are developing a new at-home cervical cancer screening device aimed at increasing access to screening and improving early detection.

Scientists identify an immune switch, NFAT, that is crucial to successful pregnancies, offering new insights on the causes of preeclampsia, implantation problems and inadequate blood supply.

Mindfulness, putting boundaries around media consumption and taking small actions can help cope with stress caused by global events, according to a UAB expert.

For Shannon and Kyle Kline, faith guided every step of their journey through sudden kidney failure, a whirlwind transplant evaluation and, ultimately, the moment Kyle learned he was the perfect match to save his wife’s life.

Lauren Kole, M.D., provides guidance on how travelers can maintain healthy skin while traveling. 

UAB Hospital breaks into nation’s top five largest hospitals, reflecting major institutional momentum.

Through partnerships with resource-limited hospitals in Cameroon and Ethiopia, UAB radiologists help interpret CT scans, provide expert opinions, mentor young radiologists and help guide treatment. 

The MajesTEC-3 clinical trial shows that using a new two-drug immunotherapy regimen can lead to long-lasting remission for patients with multiple myeloma. Over 83 percent of patients enrolled in the trial are alive and progression-free three years after therapy.

Martin Young, Ph.D., says moving the clocks ahead one hour in March is associated with a 10 percent to 24 percent increase in the risk of having a heart attack the following Monday.

A UAB expert provides recommendations on how to drink responsibly during spring break.