Tehreem Khan

A new startup, PreciPS, supported by the https://www.uab.edu/innovation/ "style="color: #96607d; text-decoration: underline;">Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is working to help frontline care teams take an active role in identifying and resolving operational challenges in delivering patient care. Frontline care teams include providers, nurses, pharmacists, care transitions staff and other team members.

Utilizing the network and the mentorship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham J. Frank Barefield Entrepreneurship Program, William Ranier is set to graduate from the Collat School of Business in May as a successful entrepreneur. This January, Rainer launched Aim Ventures LLC, a hybrid marketing firm focused on product launches, startups and brand recognition, with a belief that strong marketing elevates business and strong businesses create strong economies.

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine have published a study in the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology that shows GLP-1 drugs are associated with reduced rates of heart failure worsening, arrhythmias and other adverse cardiac outcomes in patients with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, commonly referred to as nHCM.

A $2 million investment will allow patients to enjoy greater scheduling flexibility, fewer treatment delays and better support for complex diagnoses.

More than 18,500 Americans are diagnosed each year with blood cancers that may require a bone marrow transplant. A multidisciplinary team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has expanded treatment options by successfully performing Alabama’s first deceased-donor bone marrow transplant — an innovative approach that increases access to finding a suitable donor in time.

Taylor Washington, a spring 2026 Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduate, found her home at the University of Alabama at Birmingham when she first stepped on campus.

Results from a clinical trial at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, published in JAMA Network Open, show that psilocybin, a naturally occurring psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms, is safe and effective in treating cocaine use disorder, or CUD.

Frequent travelers, take note. Long flights across multiple time zones can take a toll on the body, often resulting in jet lag. S. Justin Thomas, Ph.D., a sleep expert from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, explains the causes of jet lag and how travelers can minimize its effects.

Adding the summer cohort is a key step toward mitigating the nursing shortage in Alabama and beyond.

Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine highlights that higher levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity are associated with lower rates of serious cardiovascular events in people who carry genetic variants for cardiomyopathy.