Tag: medicine
UAB to Review Proposals for State’s $249 Million Opioid Settlement Funds
Matt Windsor
UAB News
UAB is leading an internal review to select a small group of proposals to send forward to the State of Alabama for...
6 Preventive Tips to Stay out of the Emergency Department
By Anna Jones
UAB News
Hospital emergency departments are busy places throughout the year. Currently, wait times are up, and space is limited at emergency departments...
Former Alabama Player; Other NFLers Receive Free Health Screenings at UAB
By Katherine Mozzone
UAB News
Former NFL player Antonio Langham sat in an exam room at UAB Hospital-Highlands awaiting a hearing test. As president of the Birmingham chapter...
Birmingham Paves Way For Medical Cannabis Dispensaries
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday passed an ordinance that paves the way for the operation of medical cannabis dispensaries.
The...
How Salaam Green Listens to UAB Health Care Workers, Turns Their...
By Shannon Thomason
UAB News
An artist is creating poems after listening to health care staff at the University of Alabama at Birmingham tell stories of their experiences.
Salaam Green,...
UAB to break ground on new $78M genomics building on Monday,...
uabnews.edu
The University of Alabama at Birmingham will break ground for the new $78 million-plus Altec/Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building at 11 a.m., Monday, April 11.
The...
As a classical music teacher and EMT, Bessemer’s Ahmun Miles found...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
As a classical music teacher and an emergency medical technician (EMT) with Birmingham Fire and Rescue (BFR), Ahmun Miles said...
All of Us Research Making Progress in Precision Medicine
By Bob Shepard
UAB News
The All of Us Research Program at the National Institutes of Health has made strong progress in its efforts to advance precision medicine, according...
Does The Expiration Date on Your Medicine Mean You Can’t Take...
By Glenn Ellis
Is expired medication effective and safe to take? Do drugs really stop working after the date stamped on the bottle?
Drug manufacturers are...
Ellis: The Cost of Taking Your Medicine
By Glenn Ellis
In the latest confirmation of the dysfunction and inefficiency of the American healthcare system, recent revelations have disclosed the extent to which...