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Federal Freeze Targets Alabama

Mar 18, 2025 at 08:15 am by kbarrettalley

Big Cuts Threaten UAB and Birmingham   By Steve Spencer   On January 27, the Trump administration issued an order freezing payments on all federal grants. In res.... Read More

Now Act for Patients in States Without Medicaid Expansion

Mar 18, 2025 at 08:15 am by kbarrettalley

By Marti Webb Slay   Two Alabama Democratic representatives, Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) and Terri Sewell (AL-07) are sponsoring the Cover Outstanding Vulnerable Expansi.... Read More
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DHS Rescinds Protected Areas Policy: What Healthcare Systems Should Know

Mar 18, 2025 at 08:15 am by kbarrettalley

By Nora Katz, Beth Neal Pitman and Colbey B. Reagan   On the newly installed Trump Administration's first day, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded.... Read More
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Time for Spring Cleaning – Is Your HIPAA House Ready?

Mar 18, 2025 at 08:15 am by kbarrettalley

By: Kelli Fleming   When it comes to compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its implementing regulations (“HIPAA&rdqu.... Read More
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Big Changes Proposed for the HIPAA Security Rule

Feb 18, 2025 at 04:31 pm by kbarrettalley

By Shannon Britton Hartsfield and Beth Neal Pitman The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that strengthens.... 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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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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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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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
Tom Watson, MD

Tom Watson, MD on the Current State of Kidney Disease

Feb 18, 2025 at 04:31 pm by kbarrettalley

After earning his medical degree at Emory University, Tom Watson, MD continued his training in Internal Medicine and Nephrology at New York-Presbyterian Hospital of Cornell Un.... Read More
Glenn Fleisig, PhD studies the biomechanics of a pitcher.

Major League Baseball Releases Pitcher Injuries Report

Feb 18, 2025 at 04:31 pm by kbarrettalley

By Jane Ehrhardt Major League Baseball recently released a broad-based report on pitching injuries. In investigating the causes of a growing rise in injuries, the league surv.... Read More
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March 2025

Mar 18, 2025 at 08:15 am by kbarrettalley

Your March 2025 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is Here!