Tag: health
$1.4 million grant to UAB School of Nursing breaks down barriers...
By Adam Pope
UAB News
In a continuing effort to serve the health care needs of medically underserved populations across Birmingham and the state of Alabama,...
UAB offers free eye exams for infants on InfantSEE® Day
By Jordan Lessley
UAB News
Early detection by examination is the best way to identify current or potential vision problems to assure infants’ eyes are healthy...
Despite national initiative, dining out is still unhealthy for kids
By American Heart Association News
Parents frustrated with a barrage of unhealthy meal choices for their children when dining out were supposed to get a...
UAB program helps minority and disabled students excel as scientists
By Nancy Mann Jackson
UAB News
Even though she possessed a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a master’s in biotechnology, Lillian Brady felt that she didn’t...
Tuskegee researchers’ discovery could protect food supply
By Dawn Azok
Made in Alabama
Researchers at Tuskegee University’s College of Veterinary Medicine have been awarded a patent for a faster and more efficient way...
White House strategist to lead UAB’s Personalized Medicine Institute
By Kendra Carter
UAB News
Matthew Might, Ph.D., a renowned computer scientist and strategic leader appointed to the White House Precision Medicine Initiative by former President Barack...
Teen suicide attempts fell as same-sex marriage became legal
By Lindsey Tanner
AP Medical Writer
CHICAGO (AP) -- Teen suicide attempts in the U.S. declined after same-sex marriage became legal and the biggest impact was...
UCP of Greater Birmingham rebrands to United Ability
By Karim Shamsi-Basha
Alabama NewsCenter
They rolled into the room in their wheelchairs calm and quiet, but when the music started, they turned into a rousing...
Laila Ali champions healthier living to fight heart disease in women
By American Heart Association News
Special to The Times
A decade removed from her championship boxing career, Laila Ali is back in the ring. Only now...
Spiritual therapy eyed as possible treatment for PTSD
From Wire Reports
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Doctors in Augusta are exploring the idea of using spiritual therapy to treat veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress...
