UAB tops 22,500 students for the first time, featuring its highest retention rates in the history of the university.

Alabama is one of 10 U.S. states with the highest rates of short sleep duration.

In a new trial funded through UAB’s urgent COVID-19 research program, investigators are comparing the widely available steroid methylprednisolone with dexamethasone, which lowered risk of dying by one-third in a U.K. trial this summer.

Low or limited health literacy is common among adults in the United States and may affect health outcomes in many ways, according to the government’s Healthy People 2020.

Many individuals with hearing impairment, no matter the degree, use some degree of lip-reading while communicating.

UAB and Polish researchers propose that the COVID-19 virus acts as a microRNA “sponge” to deplete miRNA levels in ways that aid viral replication and stymie the host immune response.

The drug candidate is a non-toxic small molecule that given orally effectively rescued mice from models of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

A grant to the UAB stroke center will help maximize a state health department effort to better manage strokes in Alabama.

This study was done in mice and with a novel, tissue-engineered, three-dimensional breast cancer mimetic system.

In light of COVID-19, changes to protect patient and employee health have been made for UAB Medicine clinic and hospital visits.

New evidence for sex disparity in liver transplants suggests a change may be needed in how livers are allocated.

A mouse model and previous studies suggest that genetic intervention in SHANK3-related ASD may be most effective earlier in development.

Teaching art to medical students helps improve their observational skills in clinical encounters, their perceptions of biases, and their tolerance of ambiguity or uncertainty.

Visiting the pool or lake is synonymous with summer fun, but is it safe in a pandemic?

This discovery may have clinical importance in management of heart failure.

A study conducted by UAB investigators has outlined the importance of strict blood pressure control in the development of atrial fibrillation, which can lead to poor outcomes such as stroke, heart attacks and death.

Cloth face masks must cover the mouth and nose and fit snugly against the side of the face.

The novel coronavirus can live on certain surfaces for up to two to three days.

To stop a pandemic from growing, everyone must work together to “flatten the curve.”

Hear from UAB experts on the differences of COVID-19, flu, alleriges and colds.