Focus: UAB Wellness

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Alan S. Gertler, M.D., associate professor of medicine in UAB’s Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and part of UAB’s Heart & Vascular Service.

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Anath Shalev, M.D., director of the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center. Shalev is an internationally recognized authority in endocrinology, pancreatic beta-cell biology and the pathophysiology of diabetes.

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The GRADE study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham had a special visitor in November. Red suit. Black boots. White beard. Belly that shook like a bowl full of jelly. A V.I.E. (Very Important Elf) visited this national clinical trial for Type 2 diabetes.

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Dr. Fouad is Director of the UAB Minority Health And Health Disparities Research Center and Director of the Division of Preventive Medicine.

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Dr. Ovalle is Director of the Multidisciplinary Comprehensive Diabetes Clinic at UAB.

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A good night’s sleep and filling breakfast means more for your child’s academic performance than you may think.

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From planning, to traveling, to coordinating daily schedules while on vacation – the break from work may not be enough to help mental wellbeing.

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With warmer weather come opportunities to wear shorts and swimsuits, and many focus on weight loss; these diet and exercise tips from experts can help.