Grand Rounds

St. Vincent's Health System launches Ascension Online Care

Sep 17, 2019 at 04:15 pm by steve

St. Vincent's Health System has launched its Ascension Online Care platform, giving consumers 24/7 access to care. Ascension Online Care (ascension.org/onlinecare) is an onlin.... Read More

Grand Rounds

Southern Research to Study Neuronal Death in Parkinson's

Sep 17, 2019 at 04:14 pm by steve

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research has awarded Southern Research scientist Rita Cowell, PhD a $150,000 grant to study how certain brain cells die in Parkin.... Read More

Grand Rounds

Study Shows Link between Diet and Symptoms of Depression in Youth

Sep 17, 2019 at 01:36 pm by steve

According to a new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, teens who consume foods with high levels of sodium and low levels of potassium are more likely to develo.... Read More

Clinical

New Stent System Improves Treatment of Venous Obstructive Disease

Aug 14, 2019 at 03:48 pm by steve

Venous obstructive disease affects about 40 percent of the U.S. population. It is caused by conditions such as deep vein thrombosis, post-thrombotic syndrome and compressive d.... Read More

Clinical

Children's Neurologist Studies Rare Disease

Aug 14, 2019 at 03:44 pm by steve

Acute Flaccid Myelitis First Identified in 2014 Children's of Alabama pediatric neurologist Lydia Marcus, MD wants the medical community to take acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) s.... Read More