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Acute respiratory failure mortality increases in United States and may worsen with COVID-19 pandemic
A study conducted by UAB investigators has outlined that deaths due to acute respiratory failure are increasing in the United States, and this disproportionately impacts Southern states and racial minorities.
As the country has grappled with an opioid crisis and with COVID-19, a third crisis has brewed. Suicide is now the 10th leading cause of death in the United States.
UAB’s uterus transplant program is the first program in the Southeast and fourth in the United States.
Warner K. Huh, M.D., will assume the role of OBGYN chair in the UAB School of Medicine on Nov. 1.
A rare brain tumor caused facial paralysis for a local award-winning theater actress, but thanks to UAB doctors she is ready to get back on stage.
Physicians say it is crucial for trainees to have role models and mentors who have shared experiences.
The exosomes were secreted by cardiac cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells. These non-living exosomes may be an easier form of regenerative treatment than living cells.
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.