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For New Year’s resolutions related to losing weight, the first concern is usually how long you can keep that promise. It’s easier if you have some basic concepts in mind that help you develop better habits for grocery shopping, meal preparation, and of course eating. Try these tips for a healthier, diet-smart New Year.

The 1917 Clinic is proud to announce the grand opening of its new location, scheduled to open to the public on Dec. 15, 2020. Being renamed The 1917 Clinic at Dewberry, this UAB Medicine Specialty Care clinic will continue providing the same high standard of medical care, social services, outreach, and prevention services to adult patients living with or at risk for HIV.

During the first weeks of the year, after making a few resolutions, many people mark their calendars for vacations, holiday weekends, and other events. If January is a good time to get the calendar organized, it’s an even better time plan out medical appointments in advance for you and your family.

Many people see New Year’s resolutions as their one chance to make plans and set goals for the coming year, but any time of year is a good time to make positive changes. Think of it as a mental wellness “reset”. Identify the positive changes you seek and make a plan for following through.

We are pleased to announce this month’s UAB Medicine DAISY Award, recognizing the extraordinary care and compassion that nurses provide for patients and families every day. Submissions and stories are reviewed each month, and then the winner is surprised at a special ceremony. Click here to nominate a UAB Medicine nurse for the DAISY Award.

The number of COVID-19 cases is on the rise in Alabama and other states, so it is our responsibility to help slow the spread by focusing on safety when making Thanksgiving plans.

For many couples, welcoming a healthy baby into their family is easy: They simply let nature take its course. For others, the journey is more difficult, and a healthy baby enters their lives only through the couple’s persistence and taking advantage of the latest scientific advances.

Diabetes can weaken the immune system’s ability to fight infection, increasing the risk of serious complications from the influenza virus. However, by paying extra attention to nutrition habits during flu season, most people with diabetes who do catch the flu can avoid serious complications.

One year ago, we celebrated being one of only 21 health care facilities in the world to have achieved Magnet designation five consecutive times, joining an elite group of fewer than one percent of hospitals nationwide. Watch this video as we celebrate our nurses’ hard work, extraordinary efforts, compassion, and organizational contributions.

UAB Medicine chief nursing officer and senior associate vice president Terri Poe was named one of Alabama’s top nurses. The recognition, officially called 10 Top Nurses of Alabama 2020, was part of an effort by the news site This Is Alabama to honor health care leaders across the state.

November is pancreatic cancer awareness month, when health care professionals call attention to a disease that affects more than 55,000 people in the United States each year. Pancreatic cancer is an especially deadly cancer because of the way it silently spreads before being detected.

UAB Medicine once again achieved the highly prestigious international Baby-Friendly designation from Baby-Friendly USA, the accrediting body for the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in the United States.