Business

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The Doctors Company Buys ProAssurance

Apr 21, 2025 at 09:55 pm by kbarrettalley

What This Means for You By Steve Spencer   As everyone knows by now, The Doctors Company has entered an agreement to buy ProAssurance for $1.3 billion. ProAssurance st.... Read More
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Influx of Patients Leads Children’s South to Expand the Current Facility

Apr 21, 2025 at 09:55 pm by kbarrettalley

By Lauren Johnson   Children’s of Alabama ears, nose and throat (ENT) program at Children’s South is seeing roughly 130 patients a day, which has led to the.... Read More
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Healthcare Leaders Association of Alabama Holds Winter Conference

Apr 21, 2025 at 09:55 pm by kbarrettalley

By Steve Spencer   When Lisa Beard, fresh out of college in 1994, was asked to help manage the Alabama Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) conference, she had n.... Read More
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A Closer Look at the New HHS Policy to Limit Notice-and-Comment Rulemaking

Apr 21, 2025 at 09:55 pm by kbarrettalley

By Miranda A. Franco   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued a policy statement limiting the circumstances under which HHS agencies mus.... Read More
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Birmingham Orthopedic Surgeon Returns Home to Practice Specialized Care

Apr 21, 2025 at 09:54 pm by kbarrettalley

By Ansley Franco   When you speak, you likely use your hands to emphasize your words. If you communicate through sign language, your hands become your primary voice. Be.... Read More

Feature Profiles

Ronald Orso, MD

Ronald Orso, MD

Jan 14, 2025 at 12:09 pm by kbarrettalley

5,000 babies delivered, 50 years of medicine and four military medals   By Ansley Franco   Ronald Orso, MD still recalls visiting his sister and her husband, who.... Read More

Clinical

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Odontogenic Sinusitis

Apr 21, 2025 at 09:54 pm by kbarrettalley

Getting To The Root Of The Problem By Laura Freeman   “When patients present with persistent one-sided sinusitis, one of the first things to consider is whether.... Read More
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The FDA Removes Semaglutide from the Drug Shortage List

Apr 21, 2025 at 09:54 pm by kbarrettalley

By: Jim Hoover   The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has removed semaglutide from its drug shortage list after the agency determined the current supply.... Read More
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Caring for Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

Mar 18, 2025 at 08:15 am by kbarrettalley

By James Harm, MD   Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a genetic disorder that affects about one in every 1,000 people. As the most common inherite.... Read More
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UAB St. Vincent’s Utilizes New Drug-coated Balloon Technology for Cardiac Patients

Mar 18, 2025 at 08:15 am by kbarrettalley

By Lauren Johnston   Doctors from UAB St. Vincent’s are impressed with the new AGENT drug-coated balloon technology and look forward to seeing how it will improve.... Read More
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Alabama Doctor Receives Patents on New Medical Tools

Mar 18, 2025 at 08:15 am by kbarrettalley

By Steve Spencer & Laura Freeman   Since founding GastroCare PC in 1982, Adi B. Reddy, MD has performed at least 50,000 colonoscopies. After working with so many ca.... Read More
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April 2025

Apr 21, 2025 at 09:59 pm by kbarrettalley

Your April 2025 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is Here!