(left to right) Marcos Pozo Jatem, MD and Saulat Sheikh, MBBS. Pozo and Sheikh with the liver, readying for surgery.

Katelin Holmes, DO (second from right) with other surgeons in Amsterdam, learning the technique.

side by side headshots of Patrick Rowan, MD, Scott Seibert, MD, and J. Dory Curtis MD

Ricardo Colberg, MD with a patient and the ultrasound machine for trigger finger procedure.

Business

Alabama’s Rural Health Transformation Program

Feb 07, 2026 at 05:31 pm by kbarrettalley

Summary of Alabama’s Application for Federal Funds to Improve Rural Health By: Angie Cameron Smith Federal Grant Background As part of the One Big Beautiful B.... Read More

Alabama’s First Fully Integrated Brachytherapy Suite Opens at UAB

Feb 07, 2026 at 05:26 pm by kbarrettalley

By Ansley Franco When the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the O’Neal Cancer Center opened the state’s first fully integrated brachytherapy s.... Read More

Saving Your Practice Manager Sanity: Use A CLAYGO Cadence

Jan 16, 2026 at 09:49 am by kbarrettalley

By Jeff Dance Physician burnout is a common theme in much of the recent industry research. As practice managers, healthcare leaders, and administrators, we not only tak.... Read More

CMS Makes Permanent Significant Changes to Medicare Physician Supervision Rules

Jan 16, 2026 at 09:48 am by kbarrettalley

By Howard Bogard As part of its calendar year 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) made permanent.... Read More

How Should Medical Professionals Respond to ICE Agent Seeking Patient Access and/or Information

Dec 01, 2025 at 05:00 pm by kbarrettalley

By: Robin B. Mark, Esq. On January 20, 2025, the President signed Executive Order 14148, titled “Initial Rescission of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.&rdq.... Read More

Feature Profiles

During surgery, two doctors EV ICD is placed under the breastbone.

Sean Dunn, MD Implants First Extravascular ICD in Alabama

Jul 22, 2025 at 03:24 pm by kbarrettalley

By Lauren Johnson In May, Sean Dunn, MD, a cardiac electrophysiologist at UAB, became the first physician in the state of Alabama to successfully implant the newest e.... Read More

Clinical

Shingles Vaccine Linked to Lower Dementia Risk

Feb 07, 2026 at 05:32 pm by kbarrettalley

A shingles vaccine may do more than prevent a painful rash. It may also reduce the risk of developing dementia and could even slow progression in those already diagnos.... Read More

Children’s of Alabama And UAB Perform Rare Split Liver Transplants

Feb 07, 2026 at 05:29 pm by kbarrettalley

One Liver Went to Two Patients By Laura Freeman In an average year, 9,000 American names go on the liver transplant registry list. For 1,500 to 2,000 of those patients.... Read More

Pushing the Envelope in Breast Care with First Nipple-sparing Mastectomy

Feb 07, 2026 at 05:24 pm by kbarrettalley

By Lauren Johnson Alabama breast surgeon, Katelin Holmes, DO became the first doctor in the United States to perform a laparoscopic, FDA-approved nipple-sparing maste.... Read More

Top 10 Alzheimer’s Care Strategies to Help Patients Maintain Their Dignity

Jan 16, 2026 at 09:51 am by kbarrettalley

By The Institute at MagMutual Alzheimer’s disease doesn’t just test your clinical judgement. It challenges your ethics, your empathy and your attention to.... Read More

Jiffy Knee

Jan 16, 2026 at 09:46 am by kbarrettalley

A Quad-S paring Approach By Laura Freeman The Achilles heel of human mobility isn’t necessarily found in the foot. Knees are the joints that often fail fi.... Read More