Rebuilding the Nursing Workforce in Alabama

Nov 08, 2023 at 10:37 am by kbarrettalley

By Jane Ehrhardt In the past ten years, renewal of licensure data in Alabama found that 5,000 to 7,000 nurses lapse annually at the first of the year. By April, many would.... Read More

St. Vincent’s Conducting Phase III Trial for New Anticoagulant Treatments

Nov 08, 2023 at 10:37 am by kbarrettalley

By Marti Webb Slay   Ascension St. Vincent’s is one of only two sites in the state testing new anticoagulant treatments for patients with AFib who cannot take blo.... Read More
Catherine Anne Couch, PhD, RD

Is Living On Highly-Processed Foods Killing Us?

Nov 08, 2023 at 10:37 am by kbarrettalley

By Laura Freeman “Roughly 40 to 50 percent of the calories most Americans eat these days come from highly-processed foods, including fast food, take out along with snac.... Read More
Jesse Hilton, MD

Hilton Joins Internal Medicine Specialists

Nov 08, 2023 at 10:36 am by kbarrettalley

Jesse Hilton, MD has joined Internal Medicine Specialists of Homewood. Originally from Dallas, Hilton earned his bachelor's degree in biochemistry at Baylor University before.... Read More
Penny Alridge, RN

Ascension St. Vincent's Birmingham Names Alridge CNO

Nov 08, 2023 at 10:36 am by kbarrettalley

Penny Alridge, RN, MSN, NE-BC has joined Ascension St. Vincent's Birmingham where she is serving as the new Chief Nursing Officer. Alridge joined Ascension St. Vincent’.... Read More

August 2024

Aug 19, 2024 at 07:31 pm by kbarrettalley

Your August 2024 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is Here!