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Using geographic information systems in patient-oriented research

With a new grant from the UAB Health Services Foundation General Endowment Fund, Gabriela Oates, Ph.D., director of the Social Determinants of Health Core in the Minority Health and Health Equity ...
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Take a trip inside the hidden world of Hospital Labs

That observation was prompted by a visit to the walk-in storage cooler inside the Blood Bank in UAB Hospital. If you are squeamish at the sight of blood, this is not the place for you. When the door ...
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UAB — recognized for excellence in women’s health — responds to misleading media report

On May 13, 2024, TIME published a story that mischaracterized the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s commitment to providing empathetic, evidence-based reproductive care and access to contraception ...
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UAB – committed to addressing health disparities, maternal mortality – responds to AP

On May 22, 2023, the Associated Press posted a story that inaccurately characterized the University of Alabama at Birmingham's institutional role as it relates to the very real challenges in health ...
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St. Vincent’s will remove religious icons as UAB buys Birmingham’s oldest hospital

Ascension-St. Vincent’s Hospital and the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham will undertake a cooperative effort this fall to remove all Catholic statues, crucifixes and artifacts from Birmingham’s ...