Our story is one of remarkable growth in size, quality, reputation and impact. In a little more than four decades, UAB has transformed from its modest beginnings as an extension center into a doctoral research university and academic medical center. And we have the same audacious vision that led our founders to dream big dreams:
To educate, advance discovery, care for the sick, respond to the needs of our community and establish Alabama as a progressive economic center that can change the world.
How doctors care for their patients is highly influenced by clinical guidelines. Recommendations based on anecdotal experience or poor data can harm patients.
Equating abortion with infanticide has a long history.
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Fungi are a small but important part of the gut microbiome. A new study in mice shows that how much weight mice gain on a processed food diet depends on this fungal microbiome.
Statins lower cholesterol if taken daily – but may also have other effects on the body.
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Initial studies suggest these drugs, widely taken to lower cholesterol, may also reduce the severity of COVID-19.
Emergency medical technicians bring a patient into Wyckoff Hospital in the Borough of Brooklyn on April 6, 2020 in New York.
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While African Americans account for about 14% of the US population, they have accounted for about 60% of deaths from the virus. Several physicians offer an idea they think could help.
Kobra Cina (Naja atra) with hood spread.
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Virus korona jenis baru yang berhubungan dengan SARS dan MERS sudah tersebar dari Cina ke Amaerka Serikat. Analisa genetik menemikan bahwa patogem berbahaya ini bisa jadi berasal dari ular.
Chinese cobra (Naja atra) with hood spread.
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A new coronavirus related to SARS and MERS has now traveled from China to the United States. A genetic analysis reveals that this deadly pathogen may have originated in snakes.
U.S. federal government employees, contract workers and other demonstrators march during a ‘Rally to End the Shutdown’ in D.C. on Jan. 10.
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Some behaviors might help tell propaganda-spewing trolls apart from regular internet users, but the main protection is for people to think more critically about online information.
Why are there so many escalations with the police on campus?
Paul A. Hernandez
So much of modern life involves our digital devices – including crime. As the field of digital forensics gains prominence, practitioners need practical and ethical guidelines.
It was only in the seventies that campus police came to be formally recognized.
C Holmes