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Doctors view image from POCUS on tablet.

UAB is One of the First US Medical Schools to Give Portable Ultrasound Access to all Students

Mar 20, 2024 at 11:16 am by kbarrettalley

Every student at the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine now has access to a portable point-of-care ultrasound unit (POCUS), thanks to $2 million federal grant awarded t.... Read More

Cooking for Cancer Evolves

Mar 20, 2024 at 11:12 am by kbarrettalley

By Jane Ehrhardt About eight years ago, Luis F. Pineda, MD, published a book of recipes. “Cooking with Cancer was born with the idea of trying to improve the qu.... Read More

Godlewski replaces a breathing tube that had become dislodged during surgery.

Effective Pre-Operative Evaluation is Critical to Providing Quality Anesthesia Care

Mar 20, 2024 at 11:09 am by kbarrettalley

By Marti Webb Slay Anesthesiologists are now playing a bigger patient assessment role prior to surgery. “It’s becoming imperative that anesthesiologists p.... Read More

While in surgery, Dr. Beck views the aorta.

Adam Beck, MD Performs Nation’s First Aortic Aneurysm Repair with LumiGuide Fiberoptic RealShape

Mar 20, 2024 at 11:08 am by kbarrettalley

By Laura Freeman If there is a medical situation that compares to feeling like you’re living under the sword of Damocles, finding that you have an aortic aneury.... Read More