Tag: Coronavirus
How to Maintain and Reuse N95 and KN95 Masks
By Samuetta Hill Drew
This week the roll out began regarding the 400 million free N95 masks made available to Americans by the Biden...
Five Easy Tips to Secure COVID Vaccine Appointments
By James C. Appleby
In the United States, more than eight in 10 Covid-19 deaths have occurred among those of aged 65 or above.
This sobering...
How UAB’s Kierstin Kennedy, M.D. adjusted during the past year
By Carter Dewees
For the Birmingham Times
Day in and day out, doctors, nurses, and essential workers tend to patients and save lives. Over the past...
US Reaches Grim Milestone with 500,000 COVID Deaths, Matching 3 Wars
By Heather Hollingsworth and Tammy Webber
The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. topped 500,000 this week, a staggering number that all but matches the...
Is Double Masking and Glove Wearing really Necessary?
By Fletcher Allen
UAB News
Throughout the pandemic, people have had to adapt quickly to changes in recommendations from experts — start wearing masks, practice proper...
COVID-19 vaccinations begin at A.H. Parker High School in Birmingham
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
One day ahead of the official opening of the A.H. Parker High School community vaccination site, Birmingham City Schools...
Princeton Baptist’s Dr. Thomas Cawthon on Heart Health and COVID-19
By Thomas Cawthon, MD
February marks American Heart Month, a time people are encouraged to focus on their cardiovascular health in an effort to prevent...
Parker High School to Open Feb. 11 as COVID Vaccination Site
By Tyler Greer
UAB News
The University of Alabama at Birmingham and UAB Medicine will open its third community vaccination location on Thursday, Feb. 11, at Parker High School in...
UAB Adds Parker High School, Hoover Met as COVID Vaccination Sites
By Tyler Greer
UAB News
The University of Alabama at Birmingham announced Friday that it will soon offer three appointment-only COVID-19 vaccination sites in Jefferson County with new...
UAB’s Dr. Monica Baskin: Closing Alabama’s Disparity Gap in Cancer
By Monica Baskin
COVID-19 has brought newfound attention to an enduring problem in Alabama and the U.S. – the deadly consequences of racial disparities in...