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Business

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Potential Impacts on Skilled Nursing Facilities

Sep 18, 2025 at 10:48 am by kbarrettalley

By Abbey Mansfield Ruby and Jane Elizabeth Feist The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025, is expected to imp.... Read More

Data Transparency Opens New Doors for Physicians

Sep 18, 2025 at 10:47 am by kbarrettalley

By Ansley Franco Nearly five years ago, the No Surprises Act laid the groundwork for a significant shift in healthcare business practices in the form of increased dat.... Read More

OptiSpan Builds Toolkit for Medicine 3.0

Sep 18, 2025 at 10:39 am by kbarrettalley

Shifting the Focus from Treating Disease to Preventing It By Steve Spencer After receiving his PhD from MIT in 2002, followed by post-doctoral work at the University.... Read More

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

Feature Profiles

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 Alabama Law Raises Age of Medical Consent from 14 to 16

Sep 18, 2025 at 10:46 am by kbarrettalley

By Jessie L. Bekker and Katie Griffith Alabama’s age of medical consent is rising from 14 to 16 beginning October 1, following the passage of amendments and additions t.... Read More

Dr. Lindsey Smith’s NeuroTraining Program

Sep 18, 2025 at 10:45 am by kbarrettalley

By Marti Webb Slay When neuroscientist Lindsey Smith, PhD, was recovering from breast cancer surgery, she was given instructions to exercise and eat well, but accessi.... Read More

Collaborative Energy Sparks New Opportunities For Cardiovascular Associates

Sep 18, 2025 at 10:45 am by kbarrettalley

By Laura Freeman Cardiovascular Associates has been making history in heart health for almost 80 years. Now the practice is entering a new era of growth encouraged b.... Read More

Brittney Anderson, MD Runs Her Clinic While Helping Others Interested in Private Practice

Sep 18, 2025 at 10:42 am by kbarrettalley

By Laura Freeman In a time when many physician practices are being purchased by equity groups, and physicians often find themselves employees of a hospital or a busin.... Read More

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