Dr. Mohannad Dugum

Grandview Team Performs First EDGE Procedure

Oct 11, 2023 at 12:20 pm by kbarrettalley

Grandview Medical Center’s Endoscopy team recently performed the hospital’s first endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) directed transgastric ERCP, known as the EDGE procedu.... Read More
Brookwood Baptist Food Drive

Brookwood Baptist Food Drive

Oct 11, 2023 at 12:20 pm by kbarrettalley

In September, Brookwood Baptist Medical Center completed a Food Drive in partnership with Community Food Bank of Central Alabama. The drive collected 791 pounds of food, the.... Read More
Joy Deupree

Health Literacy Month Do Your Patients Understand?

Oct 11, 2023 at 12:20 pm by kbarrettalley

By Laura Freeman When your patient gets results saying her mammogram was negative, does she worry about having cancer? When her husband gets news that his chest x-ray was pos.... Read More
Baptist Health Foundation helps patients and employees when in need.

Building a Bridge for Patients Beyond Hospital Walls

Oct 11, 2023 at 12:20 pm by kbarrettalley

By Ansley Franco For many patients, there is a disparity between their physical well-being when discharged from a hospital and their financial well-being. Baptist Health Foun.... Read More
Justin Hughes, MD.

Bariatric Surgery Provides Successful Options for Weight Loss

Oct 11, 2023 at 12:20 pm by kbarrettalley

By Marti Webb Slay According to the CDC, Alabama has 36 counties with obesity prevalence of over 40 percent. Nationwide, obesity affects 110.1 million adults and 14.7 million.... Read More
Cover of the March 2026 cover of Birmingham Medical News

March 2026

Mar 22, 2026 at 10:06 pm by kbarrettalley

The March 2026 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is here!