Health & Medicine
A UAB expert provides recommendations on how to drink responsibly during the holidays.
These models are crucial to understanding disease mechanisms and identifying new treatment opportunities.
UAB Medicine distinguished itself by ranking above peers in key focus areas including clinical quality and safety, analytics and data management, cybersecurity, population health, infrastructure, patient engagement, and innovation.
Representing all 67 counties, participants have benefited from AGHI’s commitment to accessible, expert-guided genomic services.
Doctors at UAB and Northwestern propose six strategies for caretakers to cultivate better patient experiences from the bedside and improve the quality of patient care and medical student education.
A rare fungal sinus infection that used to affect mostly people in tropical countries is now showing up in the Southeastern United States, and doctors are learning how to better recognize and treat it thanks to new research from UAB.
UAB genetics professor explains why the holiday season is the perfect time to learn about family medical history.
After nearly 30 years of disappointments, Jennifer Creswell has a renewed sense of confidence thanks to the work of UAB Callahan Eye strabismus specialist Rob Tauscher, M.D.
UAB receives grant for iHEAL training program to prepare the next generation of nurse scientists.
One year, one team, one mission: Improving the health and lives of those we serve.
Gift of Sight is an annual event that provides vision care services to the underserved in Alabama.
At just 43 years old, Latrivia Carter was diagnosed with stage 2 triple-negative breast cancer.
The state-of-the-art facility will drive innovation in precision medicine and data sciences, strengthen Alabama’s biotech ecosystem, and position Birmingham as a global hub for biomedical research and entrepreneurship.
UAB has earned the 2025 Outstanding Heart Failure Care Team Award for its nurse-led, interprofessional approach to improving outcomes for underserved patients.
UAB experts offer insight on Tourette syndrome, and the care patients may need after diagnosis.
UAB physicians say this type of cancer treatment is often associated with higher cure rates, longer life spans, better outcomes and fewer side effects.
The UAB Health System is the largest health system in the state and continues to expand its reach and impact across the state, now operating as a nearly $7.5 billion enterprise with 133 locations serving all 67 counties in Alabama and beyond.
New clinical services and specialty programs are expanding access to high-quality care in Birmingham and throughout Alabama.
This pilot program will work to address trauma resource accessibility and improve upon the care offered in rural emergency departments.
A UAB researcher’s discovery of ZTTK Syndrome connects science with families like Miles Santulli’s, inspiring hope and community through research and advocacy.
UAB patient Ruben Vuittonet Jr. uses his passion for origami to help others through difficult times.
Daniel Creech, who speaks with a tablet and drives his wheelchair with his eyes so was afraid to get glasses, thinking that they would hinder his ability to speak or have mobility.
Two years after traumatic brain injury, Grayson Pope continues to make great strides during recovery
More than two years ago, 19-year-old Grayson Pope was fleeing a pop-up storm while playing golf with friends when a large tree collapsed on his golf cart. He suffered hundreds of brain bleeds, brain stem damage and swelling on his brain.
Fall sports are in full swing, and it is important to prioritize the safety of young athletes by being informed on ways to minimize the risk of concussions and next steps if one occurs.
The Tele-ICU integrations allow patients to receive vital care closer to home.
Hear “The Science of Color Vision” lecture Sept. 9, and get screened for colorblindness Sept. 25 and be entered to win a pair of color correcting glasses.
UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham is the first hospital in the area to perform a cutting-edge procedure for the treatment of PAD.
After a motorcycle accident, Kristen Davison had a traumatic brain injury that involved facial fractures and bleeding in and around the brain.
The new facility focuses on neurorehabilitation for patients following stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury and other conditions and includes 24/7 access to UAB specialists.
UAB Medicine provided care to over 1,300 athletes during the 2025 World Police and Fire Games.