Allison Davis never saw the snake that bit her. “I was pulling out some monkey grass, and suddenly there was a sharp pain on the little finger of my hand,” the Mountain Brook Elementary School teacher recalled. Swelling began in her fingers and then spread to the top of her hand and her wrist. “It felt like there were 100 bees stinging me,” Davis said in a release from … [Read more...]
Viral Award: UAB Doctor Recognized for Work in Childhood Infectious Diseases
UAB’s Dr. David Kimberlin has been recognized with the 2016 Medical Award of Excellence from Ronald McDonald House Charities for his work in the treatment, control and eradication of infectious diseases affecting children. The award comes with a $100,000 grant, which will be given to Camp McDowell, according to a press release from the University of Alabama at … [Read more...]
Finish the Fight: Iron Bowl Event Aims to Raise Funds for Gastrointestinal Cancers
By Sarah Kuper Whether they root for the Tigers or the Tide, Over the Mountain residents can agree that the Iron Bowl is a highlight of the football season. The Birmingham-based Robert E. Reed Gastrointestinal Oncology Research Foundation uses the annual match up to pit fan against fan and raise money during the annual Finish the Fight event. Hannon Davidson, executive … [Read more...]
Blazer Booster : New College Alumni Board President Sets out to Get Alums Excited About UAB Again
By Julie Keith Wes Calhoun knows that when it comes to UAB, seeing is believing. “I think a lot of people haven’t experienced or seen the growth that I’ve seen in the past two months as I’ve taken campus tours. I’m like ‘Wow, this is all here?’ People have their blinders on and they’re going through their day to day and they haven’t had a chance to look at what UAB is doing,” … [Read more...]
The Heart of the Matter: Pediatric Heart Transplant Study Foundation Introduces Inaugural Fundraiser
By Emily Williams Within the walls of UAB Hospital, there is an organization that has remained unintentionally hidden from the eyes of the general public: the Pediatric Heart Transplant Study Foundation. The Birmingham-based nonprofit is preparing to host its first fundraiser, Hearts After Dark, Sept. 29 at Iron City. Brittany Wilk, the brains behind the event and the … [Read more...]