Charging Patients Credit Card Processing Fees: What Is Permissible and What Is Prohibited
credit card sits on top of a stethoscope
A Team Approach Opens New Paths to the Pediatric Skull Base
(left to right) Jessica Grayson, MD and James Johnson, MD actively speaking in a podcast studio
Boxing for Cancer
two boxers in a boxing ring sparing with gloves and helmets
Early Testing and Modern Hearing Technology Can Improve Quality of Life
child with a hearing disability
Incontinence Ankle Implant Improves Bladder Control
bladder control diagram

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credit card sits on top of a stethoscope

Charging Patients Credit Card Processing Fees: What Is Permissible and What Is Prohibited

Aug 18, 2026 at 04:45 pm

Tracey Wilson MD   By Howard Bogard  As credit card processing fees continue to rise, many healthcare providers are exploring whether they can pass those costs.... Read More
Erika Roberts

Routine Procedure, Unprepared System: A Closed Claim Review

Aug 18, 2026 at 04:43 pm

By Erika Roberts   This closed claim review began like many pain management procedures conducted across America. A familiar patient. A modest dose of Versed. A routine.... Read More
Kelli Fleming

Access to Medical Records: A Crash Course on Compliance

Jul 26, 2026 at 07:29 pm

By Kelli Fleming   The Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”), the federal entity overseeing HIPAA compliance and enforcement, continues to make patient requests to.... Read More
Mike and Gillian Goodrich

$10 Million Gift Launches Statewide Effort to Expand Access to Care in Rural Alabama

Jul 26, 2026 at 07:29 pm

Alabama ranks among the lowest states in the nation for access to primary care, and a number of rural hospitals in the state have closed in the past decade. To help alleviate.... Read More
Adam Lukasiewicz, MD

When Pickleball Meets the Doctor

Jul 26, 2026 at 07:27 pm

By Steve Spencer   Pickleball has become one of the fastest-growing sports in the country, drawing players of all ages. But with that surge in participation has come a.... Read More

Feature Profiles
two boxers in a boxing ring sparing with gloves and helmets

Boxing for Cancer

Aug 18, 2026 at 04:41 pm

By Laura Freeman   For psychiatrist Aaron Hawkins, MD, stepping back into the ring at 43 has been a refresher course in practicing what he teaches. “I tell pat.... Read More

Clinical
Tushar Mishra, MD

Crossing the Highway Blindfolded: Why Primary Prevention Fails

Aug 18, 2026 at 04:50 pm

By Tushar Mishra, MD It is 2:00 AM. A 50-year-old father of two college-bound teens is flown in from a neighboring county. He hasn’t seen a physician in over ten years..... Read More
(left to right) Jessica Grayson, MD and James Johnson, MD actively speaking in a podcast studio

A Team Approach Opens New Paths to the Pediatric Skull Base

Aug 18, 2026 at 04:43 pm

By Steve Spencer   The skull base sits at one of the body’s most crowded intersections, where the nose and mouth meet the bottom of the brain. Tumors, birth defec.... Read More
child with a hearing disability

Early Testing and Modern Hearing Technology Can Improve Quality of Life

Aug 18, 2026 at 04:38 pm

  By Leah Kavanagh, AuD, CCC-A  When people think about their health, they often prioritize annual physicals, eye exams, and dental visits. Hearing health, howev.... Read More
bladder control diagram

Incontinence Ankle Implant Improves Bladder Control

Aug 18, 2026 at 04:37 pm

By Laura Freeman  Life shouldn’t be measured by the distance to the bathroom. But as urge urinary incontinence (UUI) develops and grows worse through the years, pa.... Read More
Nita LImdi, PhD

Genetic Risk Information Could Improve Disease Prevention

Jul 26, 2026 at 07:28 pm

Researchers at UAB are leading a national effort to determine whether delivering personalized genetic risk information to patients and their doctors can improve preventive hea.... Read More

July 2026

Jul 26, 2026 at 07:40 pm by kbarrettalley

The June 2026 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is here!