Tag: Children’s of Alabama
Carly’s Law study at UAB finds medical marijuana oil helps epilepsy...
It's official: cannabidiol, or CBD oil, oil derived from marijuana plants, helps reduce the number of seizures in patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy. That's according to findings by...
Personal experiences build UA students’ strong connections with Miracle Families
By: Bryant Welbourne | University of Alabama
Jack Ebersold and his family know firsthand what it’s like to spend countless hours, days and weeks in...
Revolutionizing cancer treatment: UAB Proton Therapy Center to open in 2020
Imagine state-of-the-art cancer treatment that is so exact, it can target tumor-killing radiation directly to any spot in the body, with a low chance...
UAB provides top genetic counseling in Southeast
Many doctors treat patients under the belief “You are your genes,” meaning that every person is a product of his or her own unique...
$1.3 million contract delayed after State Auditor Jim Zeigler’s objections
Designed to be the state’s solution to the perennial problem of rising costs of Medicaid, the cost-effectiveness of regional care organizations (RCOs) are being debated...
Here’s how ‘buying local’ could help Alabama cure pediatric cancer
Buying local throughout the month of September could help Alabama fight pediatric cancer.
On Sept. 1, the Alabama Grocers Association, the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries,...