Grand Rounds

Khanal is First UAB faculty to receive National AAO Career Development Award

Feb 21, 2023 at 12:24 pm by kbarrettalley

Safal Khanal, OD, PhD, assistant professor at the UAB School of Optometry, has received the 2022 Career Development Award from the American Academy of Optometry. Khanal is the.... Read More

BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama’s Blue Advantage Plan Receives 4.5 Star Rating

Feb 21, 2023 at 12:24 pm by kbarrettalley

BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama’s Blue Advantage Plan received a 4.5 star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS uses a five-star system.... Read More

Citizens Baptist Medical Center Installs 3D Mammography Technology

Feb 21, 2023 at 12:23 pm by kbarrettalley

Citizens Baptist Medical Center has installed a 3D Mammography machine, an imaging test that combines multiple breast X-rays to create a three-dimensional picture of the breas.... Read More

Alabama Department of Public Health Offers Free Radon Test Kits for Households

Feb 21, 2023 at 12:23 pm by kbarrettalley

Radon is the number one leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is offering one free radon test kit per Alabama househol.... Read More

UAB Heersink School of Medicine Granted Full LCME Accreditation at the Highest Level

Feb 21, 2023 at 12:23 pm by kbarrettalley

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine has achieved the highest level of accreditation available to a medical school in the United State.... Read More

January 2026

Jan 16, 2026 at 09:22 am by kbarrettalley

The January 2026 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is here!