LINX Offers Additional Option for Patients with Severe Reflux

May 21, 2024 at 01:34 pm by kbarrettalley

By Marti Webb Slay   Surgeons at UAB are finding that the LINX® (Laparoscopic magnetic sphincter augmentation) is giving patients an option besides medication or la.... Read More

Three Critically Needed Mental Health Centers to Open this Year

May 21, 2024 at 01:34 pm by kbarrettalley

By Ansley Franco   Three additional mental health facilities are opening in Alabama this year to provide alternatives for individuals who don’t require admission.... Read More

OIG to Audit CMS Oversight of Nursing Home Surveys by Third-Party Contractors

May 21, 2024 at 01:34 pm by kbarrettalley

By Abbey Mansfield Ruby and Tonya Williams Scharf   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG), a top federal watchdog ta.... Read More

First Smart Knee Implant in Birmingham

May 21, 2024 at 01:34 pm by kbarrettalley

By Jane Ehrhardt   “We’re getting data on things we’ve never been able to measure before,” said Scott Appell, MD, the joint replacement surgeon.... Read More

Grandview First in Alabama to Perform New Targeted Therapy for Brain Tumors

May 21, 2024 at 01:34 pm by kbarrettalley

By Lauren Johnson   In March, Grandview Medical Center became the first hospital in Alabama to treat patients with brain tumors using Surgically Targeted Radiation Ther.... Read More

September 2024

Sep 19, 2024 at 12:18 pm by kbarrettalley

Your September 2024 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is Here!