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UAB ALS Clinic earns national recognition as a Certified Treatment Center of Excellence

The UAB ALS Multidisciplinary Clinic has been designated a Certified Treatment Center of Excellence (CTCE) by the ALS Association, a recognition that underscores its commitment to providing the ...
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UAB selects clinic director for UAB Dentistry Dothan

Nancy Hein Covert, DMD, a longtime Dothan resident and University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry alumna, has been named clinical director and lead dentist for the new UAB Dentistry ...
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Inside UAB’s AI-powered, human-centered adrenal clinic

The patients who are seen at UAB’s AI-powered adrenal clinic typically start out seeking care for something else, such as a scan after a heart attack or car accident. While reading the image, a ...
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UAB Hospital-Highlands Family and Community Medicine Clinic expands services to include prenatal care

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Family and Community Medicine is partnering with the UAB Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology to provide prenatal services at the Family and ...
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New UAB Multidisciplinary Adult NF Clinic Streamlines Care For Patients with Active Problems

In February, we held our fist multidisciplinary clinic for adult NF patients, which is now happening on a monthly basis. It is evident that this model of care provides significant benefits for ...
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UAB’s Equal Access Birmingham clinic partners with Heart to Heart International to install point-of-care lab

This lab will aim to improve patient outcomes by implementing timely and accurate treatment protocols. HHI addresses the challenges of cost and transportation barriers by installing point-of-care ...
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Janet Hadar named UAB Health System COO

As COO of UAB Health System, Hadar will help shape the strategy for and oversee the operations of UAB Hospital and Ambulatory Services, UAB St. Vincent’s, UAB Medical West and related support services ...
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Sickle Cell Foundation Gives $1 Million to UAB Adult Sickle Cell Clinic

There has been a dramatic change in sickle cell disease treatment outcomes in our lifetimes. In the early 1970s, being diagnosed with this genetic disorder was more like receiving a death sentence.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

UAB Optometry professor leads UAB in $25 million myopia prevention study

UAB School of Optometry professor is joining a national network study to research myopia prevention in children. Myopia, ...
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Genetic counseling is a hot career path. Meet four alums who work in the field at UAB.

At the moment, there are 6,517 certified genetic counselors in the United States, according to 2023 data from the National Society of Genetic Counselors. That is an increase of 100 percent over the ...
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Job Search Clinic

During this free one-day clinic each spring, international participants improve their interviewing skills by acquiring linguistic and cultural competencies needed for a successful job search. They ...