There’s a positive energy that happens when a community comes together not just to raise funds and awareness, but to raise hope. That energy was undeniable this year as Teal Wings of Hope and UAB Gynecologic Oncology deepened a powerful partnership by turning events of speed, style, and sport into an effort for change.
Becker’s Hospital Review recognized the UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center on its 2025 list of “100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs.” This annual list honors national leaders in cancer prevention, treatment, research, and innovation.
Becker’s Hospital Review recognized UAB Hospital on its 2025 list of “100 Great Neuro and Spine Programs”, which highlights national leaders in spine and neuroscience care. The annual list honors organizations that elevate patient outcomes, pioneer new research, and expand access to essential services.
The UAB Men’s Health Clinic provides a range of services for common medical conditions in men. A second location, now open at UAB Hospital-Highlands, offers the same expert care in a setting designed for convenience, ease of access, and privacy.
The holiday season can be a whirlwind of activity — shopping, cooking and traveling — but for pregnant women, all this hustle and bustle can exacerbate the discomfort of varicose veins, a common and often distressing symptom of pregnancy.
Starting a new medicine is as simple as taking your prescription to the pharmacy. But how do you know when it is time to quit taking a drug altogether?
UAB Medicine is playing a key role nationally in advancing research and treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), thanks in part to a new partnership with the American Heart Association and other U.S. hospitals. The Association is celebrating this effort by presenting UAB with a Get With The Guidelines® 2025 Innovator Award.
People with newly acquired disabilities often face big challenges after returning home following a hospital stay and inpatient rehabilitation services. They and their care partners can benefit greatly from post-rehabilitation transition programs, but there’s an urgent need for these services in Alabama.
From holiday parties to New Year’s celebrations, the winter season is full of reasons to raise a glass. But with many festive gatherings comes a higher risk of overindulging. Knowing the safe limits for alcohol consumption is essential to keeping the holidays responsible.
Being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 19 changed the trajectory of Nicole Johnson’s life. She was a college student and pageant contestant with no family history of the disease and no idea of what it would mean to live the rest of her life with a chronic illness that today affects 1.7 million people in the United States.
More than 10,000 Alabamians have received genetic testing that could change the course of their health through the Alabama Genomic Health Initiative. Supported by the State of Alabama and driven by a shared goal to improve health outcomes through science and collaboration, AGHI, led by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, has reached this milestone in its effort to make precision medicine available to all Alabamians.
Andrea Blizzard, RN, MSN, never thought she would end up working in the same type of unit where she began her life, but today she says she can’t imagine being anywhere else.
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