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November 30, 2023

DAISY Winners – Adam Wilson, RN, & Taylor Turner, RN

We are pleased to announce the most recent 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. You can submit a DAISY nurse nomination using the online form. Click […]
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group of young girls
November 29, 2023

UAB nurses lead Girl Talk sessions to provide puberty guidance

Girl Talk, led by nurses at the UAB Women & Infants Center (WIC), is a safe space for group learning and conversations about puberty that is available for girls ages 8-12 and their mothers (or a trusted adult).
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patient getting blood pressure taken shows lowering salt intake can reduce blood pressure
November 21, 2023

Research reveals that lowering sodium intake can reduce blood pressure

The study found that 70-75 percent of all participants, regardless of whether they were already on blood pressure medications or not, were likely to see a reduction in their blood pressure if they lowered the sodium in their diet.
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Headshot of André Lessears, honored as Most Inclusive Leader of the Year
November 16, 2023

André Lessears honored as Most Inclusive Leader of the Year

UAB Health System Chief Diversity Officer André Lessears recently received the Most Inclusive Leader of the Year award for 2023 from Corporate Learning Network, a prominent research firm in the learning and development industry.
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Nurse tending to a female African American cancer patient
November 14, 2023

UAB works to improve immunotherapy in treating gynecologic cancers

Immunotherapy is a common type of treatment that uses the patient’s own immune system to fight cancer and other diseases. Gynecologic cancers are treated in different ways, but immunotherapy is becoming more common in treating cervical cancer, uterine (endometrial) cancer, and other cancers that start in women’s reproductive organs. At the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB, physicians and researchers are improving the use of certain immunotherapies, and many patients are seeing better treatment results.
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caregivers managing Alzheimer’s
November 13, 2023

UAB Medicine experts discuss the role of caregivers in managing Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory, thinking skills, and other important mental functions. More than 6 million Americans are living with the disease, and over 11 million are providing unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia. During Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in November, the medical professionals with the UAB Memory […]
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Five gold stars
November 6, 2023

VIVA MEDICARE only Alabama-based plan given double national recognitions

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) once again has named Viva Medicare the only Alabama-based overall 5-out-of-5-Star Medicare Advantage (MA) plan. This is the third consecutive CMS top rating for the health plan, which is joined this year by only 30 of 545 total rated plans in the country and resulted in a U.S. News and World Report “Best Medicare Advantage Insurance Company” gold badge.
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UABSON recognized as a 2023 Best School for Men in Nursing by AAMN
November 6, 2023

AAMN recognizes UAB Medicine as Best Workplace for Men in Nursing

The American Association for Men in Nursing has recognized the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing as a 2023 Best School for Men in Nursing, the Birmingham at-Large Chapter of AAMN as the Best Chapter for 2023, and UAB Medicine as a 2023 Best Workplace for Men in Nursing.
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Tabitha Derryberry
November 4, 2023

Liver-kidney transplant helped Tabitha Derryberry overcome years of medical issues

Tabitha Derryberry, 49, is no stranger to chronic medical conditions. She has lupus, an inflammatory disease in which the immune system attacks joints, organs, and the skin. And when she was 35, Derryberry learned that her kidneys were failing due to having Sjögren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disorder that attacks the body’s cells.
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Damion Jones
November 3, 2023

The beat goes on for heart transplant recipient Damion Jones

Damion Jones, 31, was at work when he felt the pain in his stomach. He knew that something wasn’t right, but neither he nor his employer’s onsite clinic could pinpoint what was wrong. Next came shortness of breath. “I couldn’t walk up the hill at work without getting winded,” Jones said. “And I couldn’t get rid of my cough.” So began the odyssey that eventually brought Jones to UAB’s Comprehensive Transplant Institute (CTI).
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Headshot of Cliff Booth
November 2, 2023

Living kidney donor Clifton Booth sheds light on his gift of life

Clifton Booth had long considered becoming a living kidney donor, but he wasn’t sure it was the right course of action for him. Then, in fall 2017, he encountered an acquaintance who had been a donor and encouraged Booth to consider it.
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Ashley Nichols standing in front of the University Hospital sign for the Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Clinic
November 2, 2023

Ashley Nichols has a heart of gratitude for her rare kidney-pancreas transplant

Ashley Nichols, 32, shares her journey from managing her type 1 diabetes to navigating her rare kidney-pancreas transplant with the UAB Comprehensive Transplant Institute care team.
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