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Business

Baptist Health Enters a New Era

Aug 19, 2025 at 10:55 pm by kbarrettalley

By Laura Freeman A seismic shift in Birmingham’s healthcare market occurred last fall when Orlando Health offered to purchase Tenant’s 80 percent share of Baptist.... Read More

Sharper Imaging, Smarter Tools

Aug 19, 2025 at 10:55 pm by kbarrettalley

How Brain and Spine Tumor Care is Advancing By Ansley Franco Tumors of the brain and spine often go undetected until symptoms become difficult to ignore. But for Uni.... Read More

From Idea To Enterprise

Aug 19, 2025 at 10:55 pm by kbarrettalley

UAB Researchers’ Inventions have Far-Reaching Impact By Laura Freeman In a time when budget cuts are making research dollars more difficult to find, it isn&rs.... Read More

The Importance Of Progressive Discipline In Medical Practices

Aug 19, 2025 at 10:54 pm by kbarrettalley

By Greg Hulsey, FACHE, CMPE As a medical practice administrator, managing employee performance and behavior is a critical part of maintaining a productive and legally.... Read More

Reframing the risks: When Imaging is the Right Call for Head and Brain, and Spine Symptoms

Jul 22, 2025 at 03:32 pm by kbarrettalley

By Ansley Franco The headlines were designed to alarm: CT scans may account for five percent of all future cancer diagnoses in the U.S. annually. After the release of.... Read More

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During surgery, two doctors EV ICD is placed under the breastbone.

Sean Dunn, MD Implants First Extravascular ICD in Alabama

Jul 22, 2025 at 03:24 pm by kbarrettalley

By Lauren Johnson In May, Sean Dunn, MD, a cardiac electrophysiologist at UAB, became the first physician in the state of Alabama to successfully implant the newest e.... Read More

Clinical

New OrthoGrid uses AI technology for Hip Replacement

Aug 19, 2025 at 10:55 pm by kbarrettalley

By Lauren Johnson Surgical Institute of Alabama became the first facility in the state to obtain Zimmer Biomet’s new OrthoGrid equipment, and Scott Appell, MD co.... Read More

The Genomic Revolution: Transforming Medicine One DNA Sequence at a Time

Aug 19, 2025 at 10:55 pm by kbarrettalley

By Steve Spencer A revolution has been unfolding in the corridors of UAB, one that promises to reshape how we understand and treat disease. At the heart of this transformatio.... Read More

(left) Kristy Broman, MD (right) John Dubay, MD

UAB Introduces New Treatment for Advanced Melanoma

Aug 19, 2025 at 10:55 pm by kbarrettalley

By Ansley Franco Patients with advanced melanoma now have a new option at the University of Alabama Birmingham, one that boosts their immune system to fight cancer. T.... Read More

CBIT Therapy is Transforming Lives for Children with Tourette and Tics

Aug 19, 2025 at 10:55 pm by kbarrettalley

By Steve Spencer In a quiet clinic at Children’s of Alabama, something remarkable is happening. Children who once struggled with uncontrollable tics—shoulder shru.... Read More

Susan Hiatt, PhD and Meagan Cochran, MS, CGC

The Smith Family Genomic Clinic Finds Answers in DNA

Jul 22, 2025 at 03:34 pm by kbarrettalley

Help for People Battling Undiagnosed Disease By Steve Spencer As a non-profit, HudsonAlpha (HA), located in Huntsville, is a global leader in biotechnology and ge.... Read More