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The UAB Center for Palliative and Supportive Care has teamed up with Heartstrings Creative Co. to help patients and families create meaningful keepsakes for coping with bereavement. The collaboration supports innovation in legacy-building, which has become a key part of modern palliative care.

Testosterone plays a crucial role in men’s health, influencing everything from energy levels and mood to muscle mass, bone density, and sexual function. Understanding the causes, symptoms, and treatment options is the first step toward reclaiming health and well-being.

With the warmer weather and longer days in full swing, many people may be working outside in their yards. Before people get started on their yard to-do list, experts at UAB Medicine recommend taking some precautions.

In the early morning hours of Friday, May 31, 2024, around 30 maternal-fetal and neonatology experts filled an operating room at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital. They were called in for an emergency cesarean delivery of quadruplets who were only 23 weeks and four days’ gestation.

UAB and UAB Medicine are committed to creating and maintaining a work culture that is supportive of employees’ efforts to navigate their work responsibilities while fulfilling their commitments at home.

As her career has evolved, Caroline Baker, MSN, CRNP, PMHNP-BC (BSN 2011, MSN 2015, MSN 2020), believes the nursing profession has allowed her to maximize her skillsets and pursue her passions. The three-time alumna of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing uses her clinical expertise as a Nursing Professional Development Specialist in the Center for Nursing Excellence and Center for Psychiatric Medicine at UAB Hospital to provide accessible mental health education on social media.

You’re not the only one digesting your lunch—so are your microbes. Every time you eat, an entire ecosystem inside your gut gets to work, breaking down food, absorbing nutrients, and boosting your immune system. Probiotics, live microorganisms found in certain bacteria and yeasts, are at the heart of this process. But understanding how they function (and why you should care) can be more complicated than it seems.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is the official medical provider of the 2025 World Police & Fire Games, which will kick off in Birmingham this month.

Conversations around mental health are breaking down barriers as emphasis on emotional well-being continues to grow. However, some societal expectations of masculinity may lead some men to suppress or ignore symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Johan Latorre, M.D., MS, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), is the junior faculty winner of the Dean’s Excellence Award for Faculty in Access & Engagement by UAB Heersink School of Medicine.

Berdale S. Colorado, D.O., MPH, associate professor in the UAB Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, was selected to receive the 2025 Innovators & Influencers Award by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Scuba divers can face a variety of medical challenges and are at risk of injuries that are typically caused by the change in pressure. Therefore, Matthew Kelly, M.D., co-medical director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine program, says it is important to assess potential risks before scuba diving and to know the symptoms of diving injuries in order to be able to seek care promptly when needed.