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 […]

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.

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.

Understanding how various cooking methods affect food at the molecular level helps turn good cooks into great ones, according to UAB Nutrition Sciences expert Lizzy Davis, Ph.D. She explores the science behind this and shares tips for preparing better Thanksgiving dishes.

Nikara McNeely woke up one morning and couldn’t see. Everything was blurry. Normally when she woke up with blurry vision, it would clear up quickly. But something was very different this time, and Nikara was scared.

In its Nov. 3 edition, Birmingham Business Journal (BBJ) released its 2023 list of “NextGen BHM” honorees, which recognizes emerging leaders in key Birmingham industries based on achievements in their careers and in the community.

Emily Boydston, RN, has truly unique insight into being a dedicated uterus transplant coordinator – she’s the only one in the United States so far. It’s been a big year for her and her patients, given that the uterus transplant program at the UAB Comprehensive Transplant Institute (CTI) recently delivered its first baby born from a uterus transplant pregnancy outside of a clinical trial.

UAB Medicine and Children’s of Alabama launched the NICU Bookworms reading program in 2021 to help reduce developmental problems in sick and premature babies, and to increase parent-infant bonding. The program has been a big success for families in the neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) at both hospitals through finding new ways to provide books and encourage shared reading.

After more than a year of providing wellness services to nurses at UAB Medicine, the focus of a $2.3 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration is now turning toward University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing students, faculty and staff.

UAB Medicine’s Cardio-Pulmonary Critical Care (CPCC) Unit has received a silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).

UAB Medicine has once again been named one of the nation’s leaders in the use of information technology in health care by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives.

The UAB Medicine Staging Transition for Every Patient (STEP) program helps teenagers with chronic and complex childhood medical conditions move from pediatric to adult health care.