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New Laser Surgery for Epilepsy

Feb 10, 2021 at 09:26 am by steve

An epilepsy diagnosis will change a person's life. He loses his legal ability to drive, depriving him of independence. It will affect the type of work she is able to do, may.... Read More

Andrew Smith, MD Develops Groundbreaking AI for Radiology

Jan 12, 2021 at 01:12 pm by steve

Andrew Smith MD, PhD, doesn't refer to the AI he helped to develop as artificial intelligence. "We call it augmented intelligence, because it's designed to work interactively.... Read More

UAB Inflammation Study Investigates Links to Food and Lifestyle

Jul 22, 2020 at 09:43 am by steve

Inflammation is the body's first line of defense for a scratch or a scrape. But when that defense mistakes the body for the enemy, it can launch devastating attacks against ti.... Read More

Tale of Two Nurses: Niece Donates a Kidney to her Aunt

Mar 23, 2020 at 12:55 pm by steve

If you ask Rebecca Harrison, RN and her aunt, Sue Gravelle, RN, about sacrifice, they will each point to the other. But last November, Harrison put her life on hold--and at ri.... Read More

Infertility: The Male Component

Dec 17, 2019 at 07:10 pm by steve

The World Health Organization identifies infertility as "a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of.... Read More
Cover of May 2026 issue of BMN

May 2026

Jun 04, 2026 at 01:19 pm by kbarrettalley

The May 2026 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is here!