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Physician Spotlight: Robert A. Levin, MD

Sep 04, 2007 at 10:56 pm by steve

Homewood pediatrician Robert A. Levin, MD, was a 21-year-old senior business major at the University of Pennsylvania when he decided he wanted to be a physician. Following gra.... Read More

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Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late<br>Hospice Advocates Ask Physicians for More Time to Serve Patients

Sep 04, 2007 at 10:56 pm by steve

When one considers all the challenges hospice workers face, late referral might not come to mind. But according to Birmingham’s Brannon Wiltse, with Community Hospices of Amer.... Read More

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Minorities and Hospice Care

Sep 04, 2007 at 10:56 pm by steve

Minorities rarely use hospice care in Alabama or across the nation. That’s the conclusion of a recent National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization study. According to.... Read More

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Physicians’ Roles Change as Home Health Demand Grows

Sep 04, 2007 at 10:56 pm by steve

Everyone knows that medicine’s success in extending both quality and length of life has had culture-changing effects on the population. Aging baby boomers are following their.... Read More

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Fresh Air Family Offers Referring Tool for Area Physicians

Aug 08, 2007 at 11:00 pm by steve

Natalie Cowling couldn’t have imagined her son could thrive with so little medical intervention. She calls her 13-year-old, with what she calls classic ADHD and mild Asperger’.... Read More