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Anna Jones

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Public Relations Specialist

Specific beats include: School of Dentistry; School of Optometry; Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care; Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine; Department of Dermatology; Department of Family and Community Medicine; Department of Pathology; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Department of Radiology; Telemedicine; Department of Surgery (Cardiothoracic, Orthopedic Surgery, Trauma, Acute Care, Vascular surgery & Endovascular therapy); Cardiology; Division of Preventive Medicine

UAB among first in Alabama to offer new treatment for chronic pain

The temporary PNS device can be used to treat chronic nerve pain, as well as joint pain and back pain, for patients for whom oral medications are not effective, or who wish to minimize the use of medications or more invasive procedures.

Improve your sleep with these simple steps

A night or two of poor sleep can be normal. But if the problem persists, it may be time to seek professional advice.

Do genes tell all? How UAB is using genomics to treat patients

AGHI is partnering with the UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine to aid research, patient care and insight on using the genomic sciences in primary care.

UAB researcher leads nation’s first dental implant registry

This registry will help practitioners better understand dental implants and their impact on patients’ health, function and quality of life with the aim of improving treatment outcomes of future therapy.

UAB School of Optometry Student Wins National Scholarship

The student’s social media campaign highlights the importance of child eye exams.

Postmenopausal heart health: what to expect

Experts say it is never too late for women to know their risk factors and take steps to prevent heart disease.

Study shows one in 25 patients undergoing transesophageal echocardiography-guided transcatheter structural cardiac intervention suffered a major complication

The research team analyzed the clinical outcomes of more than 12,000 patients who had a TEE-guided percutaneous transcatheter intervention and found that, over the past decade, 3.6 percent of patients who had this procedure had complications.