UAB Breaks Ground on New Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
The University of Alabama at Birmingham broke ground on its replacement inpatient rehabilitation facility on May 6th.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham broke ground on its replacement inpatient rehabilitation facility on May 6th.
These are unprecedented times in the construction industry and even more-so in healthcare construction.
"Medical billing is unique. It's different from any other service," says Tammie Lunceford with Warren Averett.
Hernando Carter, MD has achieved his lifelong dream of becoming a physician, and in the spirit of giving back, he wants to help extend that opportunity to other people of color who are pursuing a career in medicine.
On February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then, as we all know, they have relentlessly bombed cities into rubble, they have raped women, and murdered thousands of innocent people. Many of us feel helpless in the face of this horror.
Will the Criminal Conviction of a Tennessee Nurse Set a New Precedent?
Ed Logue, MD is a familiar name to most Alabama healthcare professionals. Logue, who at age 86 still goes into the office every day, has been practicing psychiatry in Birmingham for 50 years.
The suicide last May of Long COVID sufferer Heidi Ferrer rocked the COVID-19 world, lending a face to the debated diagnosis.
For centuries, people with Sickle Cell Disease have suffered the excruciating pain of a crisis.
A recent peer-reviewed article in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology is confirming suspected links between cancer treatment and cardiovascular risk. Leon Cannizzaro, III, MD, FACE, with Alabama Cardiovascular Group, wants physicians to be aware of the increased risk and be prepared to monitor their patients accordingly.
Kids love to run, jump, climb and dance. They love playing soccer, football, basketball, baseball and hockey. Unfortunately, when they twist or pivot the wrong way, they can tear the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in their knee.
Prosecutions related to the submission of claims to Tricare for compounded pain creams continue.
Prompted by growing concerns of Russian cyberthreats on key U.S. infrastructure, the bipartisan Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2022 (S.3904) was introduced by U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Bill Cassidy, M.D., (R-LA) on March 23, 2022.
On April 8, the Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance titled "Cybersecurity in Medical Devices
Telehealth is not new, but during the pandemic, it has received renewed attention and support because of its ability to expand access to health care.
Made from a living organism or its products, biologics treat anything from cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and asthma to wrinkles.
Training is needed for serious illness communication.
Heart failure is the number one cause of hospital admissions for Medicare-age patients in the United States.
When President Biden reignited the Cancer Moonshot initiative in February, he stated ambitious goals, including halving the number of cancer-related deaths in just a decade.
Barry McLean MD, PhD treats many patients for metabolic syndrome, and he seeks to address it before it becomes a more serious condition which cannot be cured. Unfortunately, many of the newest treatments are not always covered by insurance.
"The main reason osteoporosis is such a poorly appreciated and treated problem is because, in and of itself, it doesn't directly cause pain or death," says Chris Heck, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon and osteoporosis physician champion at Southlake Orthopaedics.
There are now medications for treating cardiac amyloidosis, specifically ATTR-CM, that increase the value of diagnosing the disease.
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of life support used in the most dire circumstances
Employees of Grandview Medical Center are now eligible for new benefits designed to help them eliminate existing student debt faster, pursue additional professional education, and advance their careers.
Julia Boothe, MD, of Reform has begun her term as the new President of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama.
Following a national search, the University of Alabama at Birmingham has named Maria Rodriguez Shirey, PhD as the new dean of the UAB School of Nursing.
Birmingham-based IllumiCare, a pioneer in point-of-care healthcare information technology (HIT), has named Ralph Keiser as Chief Strategy Officer
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has been identified by Emerging Therapy Solutions (ETS) as a Program of Experience for Chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy.
Princeton Baptist Medical Center has named Lavon Beard, PT, MBA as its new Associate Administrator.
The U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate School Rankings were released recently and many of the UAB graduate programs were ranked near the top.
Sudhan Nagarajan, MD, a cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon at Cardiothoracic Surgical Associates
The Birmingham Recovery Center has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of ApprovalĀ® Accreditation for addiction treatment.
Baptist Health Foundation has donated six automated CPR devices
Jenni Wise, PhD, RN, assistant professor in the UAB School of Nursing, has received a grant to support her research on the impact of social determinants of health on cardiovascular health in individuals with HIV.
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