Diabetes Can Be Double Trouble for Women“Women with diabetes need to be vigilant in working with their health care providers in the treatment of the disease as well as in the prevention of complications from it,” says Fernando Ovalle, M.D., a UAB specialist in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism.
UAB's Vein ProgramVenous disease, which can range from uncomfortable or unsightly conditions to life-threatening illnesses, affects close to 1 million people in Alabama. “Despite that, vein disease is often overlooked or under-diagnosed,” says Marc Passman, M.D., a UAB vascular surgeon and director of the new UAB Vein Program.