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Spotlight on Knowledge

• UAB Nurses Are More Than Just RNs, They Are RN+

  UAB nurses are swift and sure in crisis; calm and comforting when peace is sought. They are so much more than the sum of their duties. Find out why UAB nurses are not just RNs.

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• UAB Nurses Keep it in the Family at Women & Infants Center

  UAB’s Women & Infants Center celebrated its third anniversary this year, but has had even more to celebrate over the last year thanks to the many babies born to our own nurses.

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• UAB Wins 10 Parents’ Choice Awards

  UAB took top spots in three categories—Best Family-Friendly Company, Best Birthing Suite, and Best Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)—in Alabama Baby & Child and Birmingham Magazine’s joint 2013 Parent’s Choice Awards.

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• UAB Callahan Eye Hospital Adds Laser Technology to Cataract Surgery

  Callahan is adding a new option for removing cataracts with a refractive cataract laser called the LenSx®. The system is an advanced technology that provides unmatched precision and computer control.

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• UAB OBGYN and Maternity Care Expands to Hoover

  The expert care you’ve come to expect from UAB Women & Infants Services is coming to Hoover. Beginning April 22, UAB OB/GYN will bring its nationally ranked OB/GYN care to the current UAB Medicine Hoover location.

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• UAB's Critical Care Transport Celebrates 30 Years of Service

  From removing babies from the dangers of a hurricane to traveling around the world to safely transport a patient, UAB designed the Critical Care Transport to provide advanced care to very sick patients during transfer to UAB.

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• Charles and Charlie: A Story of Coping with Brain Cancer

  This is the story of a very tough man. It is also one of despair, hope and a loving family coping with a deadly disease. It is the amazing journey of Charles Turk and a rare piebald fawn called Charlie.

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• Repair Leaky Heart Valves Without Open-Heart Surgery

  Louise Calhoun could not walk more than a few feet before needing to rest when leaks formed around a replacement mitral heart valve. UAB cardiologists – the only in Alabama – repaired the leaks and gave back her independence.

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• My Journey - Veronique

  A medical scare and the desire to turn her life around helped Veronique Zimmerman-Brown, PhD, an instructor in the UAB School of Education, make the decision to seek help and lose nearly 130 pounds.

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• Love Your Legs

  Do you suffer from some form of venous disease, such as spider or varicose veins? Show your legs some love this summer by contacting the UAB Vein Clinic. Learn more about cosmetic and minimally invasive treatment options.

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• First in U.S. to Test New Emphysema Procedure

  A UAB patient became the first person in America to undergo an investigational therapy that uses a foam sealant sprayed into the lungs as a potential method of reducing lung volume in patients with severe emphysema.

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• Packing Lunches Can Save Your Waistline & Cash

  Going out for lunch can be a good break, but it comes with drawbacks. UAB experts say dining out during the work day can be expensive and unhealthy. Check out these simple tips that can make lunchtime healthier for the body, mind and bank account.

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• A Family of Nurses

  At UAB, we often think of our coworkers as family. But for three UAB nurses, their careers in medicine really are linked by blood. Meet three generations of nurses—from the same family—and discover how each of them represents the nursing difference at UAB.

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• Five Things to Know: Cardiac Rehabilitation

  Did you know that an intervention program could help reduce your chance for a first time or repeat heart attack? Learn more about what the UAB Cardiac Rehabilitation Program is doing to help reduce heart attacks.

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• Simple Steps to Keep Heart Health in Mind When Dining Out

  According to one survey, Americans eat out, on average, four to five times each week, which can negatively impact waistlines and heart health. A UAB expert offers simple steps to help make heart-healthy choices.

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• Celebrate the Women and Infants Center 3rd Anniversary

  The UAB Women & Infants Center celebrates its third anniversary of the 430,000-square foot world-class facility located on 6th Avenue South this month. Learn more about all the center has to offer.

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• Family History Plays Role in Heart Health

  Sherron Simmons lived her life as the picture of good health: she exercised regularly, ate healthy and did not smoke. That is why it was a shock for her to learn in 2007 that the main left artery to her heart was 90 percent blocked.

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• Congenital Heart Disease: Outliving the Odds

  Congenital heart disease is a condition in which the structural development of the heart becomes a problem while in the womb. Find out what UAB is doing to gain the upper hand in caring for these tiny patients.

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