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Katy Barrett-Alley

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EDGE Opens Access to Gastric Procedures for Bariatric Patients

Nov 08, 2023 at 10:37 am by kbarrettalley

By Jane Ehrhardt In 2021, an estimated 262,893 bariatric surgeries were performed in the U.S., according to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. That rep.... Read More

Zephyr® Endobronchial Valve System offers hope for COPD patients

Nov 08, 2023 at 10:37 am by kbarrettalley

By Marti Webb Slay Patients with COPD or emphysema have a new treatment option with the Zephyr® Endobronchial Valve System, a minimally invasive treatment with one-way va.... Read More

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

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