Clinical

Drug Slows Brain Damage in Multiple Sclerosis

Sep 18, 2018 at 03:25 pm by steve

Results from a clinical trial of more than 250 participants with progressive multiple sclerosis revealed that ibudilast was better than a placebo in slowing down brain shrinka.... Read More

Researcher Finds Risk of Later Death after Donor Blood, Marrow Transplant in Childhood

Sep 18, 2018 at 03:23 pm by steve

While blood and marrow transplants can save the life of a pediatric cancer patient, research out of the UAB found that those patients may be at an increased risk of premature.... Read More

Too Much Screen Time Can Harm a Child's Health

Aug 17, 2018 at 11:49 am by steve

Millions of children use digital devices - computers, cell phones, televisions - for three or more hours a day for education and recreation. Studies show that too much screen.... Read More

Education Critical in Effort to Solve Antibiotic Resistance

Aug 17, 2018 at 11:45 am by steve

As an associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UAB and practicing physician at Children's of Alabama, Shannon Ross, MD has seen her share of pat.... Read More

Children's Opens Psychiatric Telephone Response Center

Aug 17, 2018 at 11:34 am by steve

Local emergency rooms are becoming front and center in what health care providers are calling a mental health crisis for children and adolescents. These patients and their par.... Read More