Feature Profiles

Dugas Brings Sense of Urgency to Orthopedic Recovery

Dec 15, 2017 at 01:20 pm by steve

At first glance, a ballet dancer and a wrestling superstar seem the ultimate juxtaposition. Closer scrutiny reveals the similitude of performance arts and athleticism. And a d.... Read More
Clinical

Low-Dose CT Scans Help Decrease Lung Cancer Mortality

Dec 15, 2017 at 01:20 pm by steve

According to the American Cancer Society, one out of every four cancer deaths is attributed to lung cancer, making the disease the leading cause of cancer death among men and.... Read More
Clinical

New Treatment Lengthens Survival in Glioblastoma Patients

Dec 15, 2017 at 01:20 pm by steve

The battle against brain cancer is a personal one for Christopher Jahraus MD, a radiation oncologist with Shelby Baptist Medical Center. When Jahraus was a fourth-year residen.... Read More
Clinical

First Approved Gene Therapy Fights Hematologic Cancer

Dec 15, 2017 at 01:20 pm by steve

"It's potentially revolutionary," says Luciano Costa, MD, PhD, about chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy -- a newly approved gene therapy for blood cancers. "This i.... Read More
Clinical

A World without Antibiotics

Dec 15, 2017 at 01:20 pm by steve

Few people alive today remember a time when there were no antibiotics. Before penicillin arrived on the front lines of World War II, many lives and limbs were lost not on the.... Read More
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The February 2026 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is here!