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UAB joins EQBMED to boost clinical trial diversity

UAB's Minority Health and Health Equity Research Center partners with EQBMED to enhance clinical trial diversity in underserved communities.

December 18, 2024

Jarrod Johnson named CEO of UAB Callahan Eye

Johnson comes to UAB from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pennsylvania.

October 1, 2024

Sen. Britt visits UAB Hospital and Children’s of Alabama for Bookworm Day

Bookworm Day is an initiative created by UAB and Children’s of Alabama to encourage parents to begin reading to their children as soon as they are born.

August 21, 2024

Sen. Garlan Gudger airlifted to UAB after jet ski accident, expected to recover

The two-term senator is currently in the Intensive Care Unit following his surgery.

July 5, 2024

House passes bill creating Felony charge for organ retention

Multiple lawsuits have alleged that UAB Medical Center retained organs from individuals who died inside Alabama prisons without obtaining the consent of family members.

April 26, 2024

Top doctor resigns from medical cannabis commission

Szaflarski’s resignation comes as lawmakers are trying to drag the AMCC out of litigation and get the medical marijuana licensure process moving again.

April 5, 2024

Judges choose two Alabama Performance Excellence winners

The award honors the receipients for quality and performance excellence.

March 7, 2024

UAB infectious disease expert tapped to replace Fauci at NIH

Marrazzo will have her work cut out for her, as the COVID-19 pandemic put prior director Anthony Fauci under a microscope.

August 3, 2023

Hospital-linked violence intervention launches

One of the main objectives of VIP2 is to reduce subsequent acts of violence.

May 4, 2023

As COVID-19 wanes, UAB doctors warn of potential “triple-demic”

Although COVID-19 has been on a decline, UAB doctors say the return to normal activity has brought back a surge in flu and RSV.

October 31, 2022