2015 Article Archives

January 2015

Jan 07, 2015 at 04:51 pm by steve

UAB’s Federal Research Funding Up Significantly Funding for UAB from the National Institutes of Health rose more than 20 percent in fiscal year 2014 compared to the pre.... Read More

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What a Baptist-Brookwood Merger Means

Jan 07, 2015 at 04:51 pm by steve

Big news hit Birmingham on December 15th when Baptist Health System announced that it had signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with a subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare Corporati.... Read More

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E-cigarettes Reveal New Danger to Children

Jan 07, 2015 at 04:51 pm by steve

A search for electronic cigarette stores in Birmingham quickly generates 30 listings on the Yellow Pages site. “If e-cigarettes could totally replace combustible product.... Read More

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What’s in a Flu Vaccine

Jan 07, 2015 at 04:51 pm by steve

Flu strains migrate across the world like flocks of birds. But they garner far more attention. On their typical passage from east to west, flu viruses are monitored by more th.... Read More

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Consumer-Driven Healthcare

Jan 07, 2015 at 04:51 pm by steve

One result of the Republican victories last November may be an acceleration of consumer-driven healthcare as an alternative to Obamacare. A basic premise behind this approach.... Read More