Zane Hyde, MD has joined OrthoAlabama Spine & Sports. Hyde, who is a fellowship-trained sports medicine surgeon, specializes in ankle, hip, knee, and shoulder arthroscopy as well as ACL reconstruction, partial and total knee replacement, shoulder replacement, and ultrasound-guided injections.

Paul Clark, MD has joined Neurosurgical Associates.

A new national report shows actions by Alabama physicians are advancing the fight against the opioid crisis. Since 2011, Alabama physicians have reduced the number of opioid prescriptions in the state by 38 percent, the American Medical Association reported today.

Charles Welden IV, MD, who is board certified in Internal Medicine, has joined Gastro Health and is practicing in the St. Vincent's East and Pell City care centers.

Birmingham-based Bradford Health Services, the southeast's largest provider of addiction treatment programs, has acquired Cornerstone of Recovery, a Tennessee-based substance use disorder treatment provider.

Barbara Evers is now serving as the new executive director of the EyeSight Foundation of Alabama (EFA) where she succeeds Torrey DeKeyser, who has retired after holding the post for 22 years.

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham will investigate the usefulness of a new non-invasive method to measure the expansion of hematomas in the brain.

A new national report shows actions by Alabama physicians are advancing the fight against the opioid crisis. Since 2011, Alabama physicians have reduced the number of opioid prescriptions in the state by 38 percent, the American Medical Association reported today.

Paul Clark, MD has joined Neurosurgical Associates.

Zane Hyde, MD has joined OrthoAlabama Spine & Sports. Hyde, who is a fellowship-trained sports medicine surgeon, specializes in ankle, hip, knee, and shoulder arthroscopy as well as ACL reconstruction, partial and total knee replacement, shoulder replacement, and ultrasound-guided injections.

Dr. Marnix and Mary Heersink have donated $95 million to the UAB School of Medicine. When combined with a $5 million from Triton Health Systems, the total support to the school is $100 million.

In September, Ken Oliver with Glenwood spoke to a meeting of the Birmingham MGMA about Glenwood's mission to provide treatment, education, and research in the area of children's mental health.

Brookwood Baptist Health and Brookwood Baptist Medical Center has named Jeremy Clark as chief executive officer.

The Department of Family and Community Medicine's Comprehensive Urban Underserved and Rural Experience program (CU²RE) at UAB has received a supplemental award from the Health Resources and Services Administration for $5.2 million.

The American Heart Association, has awarded $20 million in grants to five research teams, including researchers at the UAB Schools of Medicine and Public Health, to find new solutions for preventing high blood pressure.

A Southern Research neuroscience lab has received new federal grants totaling almost $3.9 million to advance its study of Parkinson's Disease and other neurological diseases.

Through membership surveys, the Alabama State Nurses Association (ASNA) members report that our healthcare system's staffing challenges are perilously high.

Venkat Kanthimathinathan, MD has joined the Cullman Regional Medical Group.

Pulmonologist Karl Schroeder, MD has joined the Norwood Clinic.

New research from UAB and Birmingham VA Medical Center's Stefan Kertesz, MD reports that among veterans experiencing homelessness, unsheltered experiences correlate with individual and community risk factors.

The American College of Emergency Physicians has named UAB Hospital-Highlands Emergency Department a Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department, the ACEP's highest level of accreditation.

In August, the Birmingham MGMA chapter honored Debbie West who is retiring from her position as Practice Administrator for Birmingham Pediatrics.

Donald Battle, MD, who specializes in Occupational Medicine, has joined the Cullman Regional Medical Group.