Clinical

New Therapy Turns Back Time for Menopausal Women

Oct 12, 2016 at 05:37 pm by steve

Almost half of women in the United States suffer from symptoms of declining estrogen, including the uncomfortable condition of vaginal atrophy. The atrophy causes thinning, dr.... Read More

Administering Additional Antibiotic Prior to C-section Reduces Infection Rates by 50 Percent

Oct 12, 2016 at 05:37 pm by steve

Physicians at UAB and colleagues have discovered that administering the antibiotic azithromycin alongside the standard recommended antibiotic regimen, cefazolin, reduces infec.... Read More

UAB Patients Receive New Dissolving Heart Stent

Oct 10, 2016 at 05:37 pm by steve

Cardiologists at UAB Hospital are the first in Alabama to treat coronary artery disease patients with a new dissolving heart stent. The Abbott's Absorb bioresorbable vascular.... Read More

Researchers Develop a Test for Early Stage Ovarian Cancer

Sep 09, 2016 at 02:19 pm by steve

With funding providing by the Laura Crandall Brown Foundation and the Ovarian Cancer Institute, researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a method to detect ovarian cancer th.... Read More

UAB Team Identify Protein that plays Key Role in Brain Cancer Stem Cell Growth

Sep 09, 2016 at 02:19 pm by steve

A team of physicians and scientists at UAB discovered that a kinase protein, mixed lineage kinase 4, also known as MLK4, plays a crucial role in survival of patient-derived br.... Read More
Birmingham Medical News October 2024 Cover

October 2024

Oct 16, 2024 at 10:27 pm by kbarrettalley

Your October 2024 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is Here!