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NewsAt UAB Callahan Eye Hospital & Clinics and the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, we are focused on delivering innovative eye care and pioneering breakthroughs in the preservation and restoration of sight. In 2019, we served over 160,000 adult and pediatric patients, expanded our satellite clinics to nine locations to create more access to care, performed over 14,000 surgical procedures, and treated 7,100 patients in our emergency department – the only freestanding Level 1 Ocular Trauma Center in the country.

NewsThe Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame has named its 2020 inductees, including six individuals from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

NewsVestavia teens raise more than $200K for specialized, young adult cancer care at UAB.

NewsNow that elective procedures, organ transplants, and surgeries are being performed again, UAB Medicine saw the need for more intensive care unit space for non-COVID 19 patients. In response, the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) provider team and the Blood and Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy (BMT) nursing staff worked together to open a temporary 12-bed ICU.

NewsJuly 26 will mark an important date in the history of our nation. Thirty years ago, in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by Pres. George H.W. Bush. Inspired by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. Seeking to change the paradigm of persons with disabilities in this nation, this law has mandated change and created opportunities for inclusion and to right social injustices among persons with disabilities.

NewsUAB eMedicine now offers online video visits, which allow patients to speak with their UAB Medicine doctor remotely through their smart device or computer, for both routine and urgent care.

NewsWhen we found out we were expecting twins, we were nervous about the usual things you expect when you first hear the word “twins”: twice the feedings, twice the diapers, and twice the sleepless nights. At 19 weeks, however, we found out that there were serious complications, and our initial worries couldn’t even compare. We had started our prenatal care at another Birmingham hospital, and were referred to a specialized hospital out of state for further testing and opinions.

NewsThe number of COVID-19 cases is on the rise in Alabama and other states, so it is our responsibility to help slow the spread by focusing on safety when making Thanksgiving plans.

NewsIn the African nation of Zambia, UAB School of Medicine Professor Albert Manasyan, MD, conducts perinatal research, which is focused on the critical few weeks before and after birth. After coming back to the main UAB campus in March, he returned to Zambia with a plan to create personal protective equipment (PPE) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Manasyan’s plan to produce face shields for front-line medical staff has quickly grown into a large-scale project.

NewsUAB Medicine has always followed strict guidelines for cleaning our hospitals and clinics, and we are doing even more during the COVID-19 outbreak.

NewsFor New Year’s resolutions related to losing weight, the first concern is usually how long you can keep that promise. It’s easier if you have some basic concepts in mind that help you develop better habits for grocery shopping, meal preparation, and of course eating. Try these tips for a healthier, diet-smart New Year.

NewsFor Verlon Salley, UAB Medicine’s senior director of Radiology, his career in health care administration is part of a family tradition. You might even say that radiology is in his DNA.