Birmingham Archives

Peripheral Artery Disease: Taking it Seriously

Aug 08, 2007 at 11:00 pm by steve

Cardiologists have a message for frontline caregivers: peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a serious condition that, when caught early, can be treated with new technologies tha.... Read More

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Grand Rounds August

Aug 08, 2007 at 11:00 pm by steve

UAB Anesthesiologist Receives Calverley Fellowship Mark Mandabach, MD, assistant professor of anesthesiology at UAB, has received the 2007 Calverley Fellowship from the Amer.... Read More

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Catch-22 for Hospital/Physician Joint Ventures

Aug 08, 2007 at 11:00 pm by steve

The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) published an advisory opinion on June 19 that could have a chilling effect on hospital/physician.... Read More

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Candidate HPV Vaccine Cervarix Poised to Compete with Gardasil

Aug 08, 2007 at 11:00 pm by steve

Results of a large multinational trial of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Cervarix indicate that it protects against more cancer-causing types of the virus than does Me.... Read More

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CMS Proposes Changes to the E-prescribing Standards

Aug 08, 2007 at 11:00 pm by steve

Electronic prescriptions, with their many advantages, may be on the verge of gaining popularity in the United States. E-prescribing is the process by which providers electroni.... Read More