Mental Health Resource Shortage Creates Crisis for Emergency Departments

Aug 09, 2023 at 11:53 am by kbarrettalley

By Marti Webb Slay The shortage of resources for mental health patients is resulting in a problem for hospital emergency departments, which are seeing an increasing number of.... Read More

Precision Sports Gets First Flex X-ray System in the Southeast

Aug 09, 2023 at 11:53 am by kbarrettalley

By Jane Ehrhardt   “It’s like the crème de la creme of x-ray machines,” says Jeffrey Cuomo, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Precision Sports Medicine.... Read More

Updates in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Aug 09, 2023 at 11:51 am by kbarrettalley

By Anand S. Iyer, MD, MSPH1,2,3 and R. Chad Wade, MD1   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a serious respiratory illness that impacts over 15 million Amer.... Read More

CHAP Trial Awarded Clinical Trial of the Year

Aug 09, 2023 at 11:51 am by kbarrettalley

The UAB-led Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy (CHAP) trial received the David Sackett Trial of the Year award from the Society for Clinical Trials. The CHAP trial evaluated.... Read More

Secure Exchange Solutions and BlueCross & BlueShield of Alabama Win Award

Aug 09, 2023 at 11:51 am by kbarrettalley

BlueCross & BlueShield of Alabama (BCBS) and Secure Exchange Solutions (SES) won the first K2 Peak Award for innovation in provider-payer collaboration. The award recogniz.... Read More
November 2023 Cover

November 2023

Nov 08, 2023 at 10:36 am by kbarrettalley

Your November 2023 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is Here!