Business

Pulsed Field Ablation for Treating AFib Arrives in Birmingham

Apr 23, 2024 at 10:47 am by kbarrettalley

by Jane Ehrhardt In December, Medtronic landed the first FDA approval for a catheter system that delivers a new form of ablation treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF.... Read More

Final Rule Governing Healthcare Conscience Protections Is Now in Effect

Apr 23, 2024 at 10:47 am by kbarrettalley

By Tamra Harris and Nina Wall Holland & Knight Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) published i.... Read More

Rural Emergency Hospital Designation May Help Save Rural Hospitals

Apr 23, 2024 at 10:47 am by kbarrettalley

By Marti Webb Slay When Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation took effect on January 1, 2023, Bob Bernstein, principal at Medovation Health, and the hospital lea.... Read More

The 340B Program

Apr 23, 2024 at 10:47 am by kbarrettalley

By Jane Ehrhardt At a Mississippi hospital, a patient diagnosed with advanced kidney cancer needed a prescription, but the $26,950 price tag for a 30-day supply of pi.... Read More

Southern Orthopaedic Alliance

Apr 23, 2024 at 10:47 am by kbarrettalley

A New Alternative to Help Independent Practices Thrive By Laura Freeman In a world of continual change, surviving depends on evolving. That’s as true for healt.... Read More

Feature Profiles

ALPQC Launching Obstetric Hemorrhage Initiative

Jan 10, 2024 at 06:21 pm by kbarrettalley

By Laura Freeman Amid the joy of new life, one of the cruelest ironies is that giving birth still brings death to too many new mothers around the world. And it can be.... Read More

Clinical

UAB Surgeons See Advantages in Using BioBrace to Support Soft Tissue Repairs

Apr 23, 2024 at 10:47 am by kbarrettalley

By Laura Freeman In June of last year, UAB became the first orthopedic surgery program in Alabama to use BioBrace implants to support weakened soft tissue in procedu.... Read More

Intervention Improves Quality of Life for DVT Patients

Apr 23, 2024 at 10:47 am by kbarrettalley

By Marti Webb Slay Interventional cardiologist Mark Sasse, MD wants to increase awareness about current treatments for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and prevention of po.... Read More

Cooking for Cancer Evolves

Mar 20, 2024 at 11:12 am by kbarrettalley

By Jane Ehrhardt About eight years ago, Luis F. Pineda, MD, published a book of recipes. “Cooking with Cancer was born with the idea of trying to improve the qu.... Read More

Meaningful Progress in the World of Kidney Disease

Mar 20, 2024 at 11:11 am by kbarrettalley

By Thomas Watson, MD Kidney Disease has long suffered a lack of research funding, lagging behind heart disease, cancer, and others. Consequently, until recently, ther.... Read More

UAB First in Alabama to Perform Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair

Mar 20, 2024 at 11:09 am by kbarrettalley

By Jane Ehrhardt “The biggest innovation we’ve added is a biologic implant,” says Amit Momaya, MD, chief of sports medicine and surgeon in the UAB D.... Read More