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UAB Hospital is the first in the state and only the fourth in the entire southeast to open a new surgical suite with an intraoperative MRI scanner that allows surgeons to take up-to-date images in mid-surgery.

Researchers at UAB are exploring the possibility that exercise might help improve memory in people with idiopathic generalized epilepsy.

On June 21, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) that was designed to protect healthcare workers from exposure to COVID-19 in settings where people with COVID-19 were reasonably expected to be present.

Over one-quarter of the calendar year of 2022 is completed.

Consider this common scenario: A new physician joins your practice - whether from out-of-state, residency, or another practice.

We are all familiar with the crisis that rural hospitals are facing.

A new type of primary care clinic has opened in Birmingham focused exclusively on seniors.

Surviving a serious cardiovascular event can be frightening, as a person comes face to face with her own mortality.

Frustration can be a powerful motivator, especially when lives are at stake.

Specialty practices across the country are watching Nephrology Associates' transition to value-based reimbursement.

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published an advisory opinion recently permitting a pain management practice to retain the profits

The University of Alabama at Birmingham received nine 2022 Women's Choice Awards, including being named one of the 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experiences.

This is the third in a three-part series on the professional liability climate and the increasing rates in Alabama. In the first article, we discussed the professional liability market in the United States overall, and detailed how rates were rising nationwide. The second installment reviewed the factors that always affect premium. To find these articles, go to www.birminghammedicalnews.com and in the right-hand column on the home page, click on blog. Once you are there, scroll down. You will find the first article on June 29 and the second one on August 19.

"Chilton has plenty of folks with diabetes and peripheral vascular disease, which results in a lot of wound care patients," says Jon Binkerd, MD, the medical director for the new wound care center at Ascension St. Vincent's Chilton.

As of January 15, 2022, the Biden Administration is requiring insurance companies and group health plans to provide insurance coverage for at-home COVID tests.

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Patients enter the hospital for specific medical reasons, but they also come with their own unique set of personal needs that have an impact on their care and recovery.

Thomas Cameron Brimer, MD has joined the Cullman Regional Medical Group.

Families who adopt often find their children have complex medical, emotional and developmental needs, due in large part to significant transitions other children haven't faced.

As we approach various deadlines for COVID-19 vaccine mandates, both in the private and the public sector, there appears to be confusion over when vaccine information may be shared with employers and what obligations employers have, if any, under The Health Information Portability and Accounting Act ("HIPAA") to protect such information once obtained.

It is always important for medical practices to be aware of the issues that need to be considered with the retirement plan when a physician leaves the group.

The first Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting deadline of September 30 has come and gone.