Clinical

Genetic Risk Information Could Improve Disease Prevention

Jul 26, 2026 at 07:28 pm

Researchers at UAB are leading a national effort to determine whether delivering personalized genetic risk information to patients and their doctors can improve preventive hea.... Read More

Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis

Jul 26, 2026 at 07:26 pm

By Laura Freeman Summer is the season when vacationers tend to travel more, squeezing into airline seats for hours or spending days in a car riding cross country. Bef.... Read More

In-Office Radiofrequency Procedures for Nasal Conditions

Jul 26, 2026 at 07:26 pm

By Steve Spencer For millions of Americans, breathing through the nose is a daily struggle. Some deal with a nose that seems to pinch shut with every breath; others.... Read More

(left photo) Lamar Jones and Cameron Caffee provide support HIV and HCV patients.

BAO Offers Hope to Hepatitis C Patients in Recovery

Jul 26, 2026 at 07:25 pm

By Marti Webb Slay When Birmingham Aids Outreach (BAO) started in1985 as Alabama’s first AIDS service organization, it began addressing the devastating impact o.... Read More

New LDL Cholesterol Guidelines

Jun 29, 2026 at 06:40 pm by kbarrettalley

As adults approach middle age, it’s one of those rites of passage. You go for your annual physical, and your doctor starts talking about scheduling a colonoscopy or mamm.... Read More