(left photo) Lamar Jones and Cameron Caffee provide support HIV and HCV patients.

Dr. Lauren Linken, FMOB gives baby a physical.

Pillay discusses healthcare AI with a group of researchers.

The surgeon drills a small hole, then inserts the Cartiheal implant using his thumb until it is flush with the cartilage.

Business

Access to Medical Records: A Crash Course on Compliance

Jul 26, 2026 at 07:29 pm

By Kelli Fleming The Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”), the federal entity overseeing HIPAA compliance and enforcement, continues to make patient requests to.... Read More

$10 Million Gift Launches Statewide Effort to Expand Access to Care in Rural Alabama

Jul 26, 2026 at 07:29 pm

Alabama ranks among the lowest states in the nation for access to primary care, and a number of rural hospitals in the state have closed in the past decade. To help alleviate.... Read More

When Pickleball Meets the Doctor

Jul 26, 2026 at 07:27 pm

By Steve Spencer Pickleball has become one of the fastest-growing sports in the country, drawing players of all ages. But with that surge in participation has come a.... Read More

Federal IDR Process Overhaul Finalized: What Stakeholders Need to Know

Jul 26, 2026 at 07:27 pm

By Jennifer F. Hananoki, Jennifer Rangel, Melissa A. Wong, Parker M. Reynolds and Kat Denney The U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Service.... Read More

Alabama’s Office-Based Surgery Regulations: Tips for Compliance

Jun 29, 2026 at 06:38 pm by kbarrettalley

By Lindsey Tomlinson Druhan Recently, the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners (“ALBME” or the “Board”) overhauled its Office-Based Surgery (&l.... Read More

Feature Profiles

The autoclave uses high-pressure steam at high temperatures to kill bacteria, viruses, fungi, and spores on instruments, lab ware, and waste.

What Alabama’s New ADEM Regulations Mean for Your Practice

Jun 03, 2026 at 11:44 pm by kbarrettalley

By Lauren Johnson In 2024, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) brought together a group of associations and companies to work together to propose update.... Read More

Clinical

Genetic Risk Information Could Improve Disease Prevention

Jul 26, 2026 at 07:28 pm

Researchers at UAB are leading a national effort to determine whether delivering personalized genetic risk information to patients and their doctors can improve preventive hea.... Read More

Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis

Jul 26, 2026 at 07:26 pm

By Laura Freeman Summer is the season when vacationers tend to travel more, squeezing into airline seats for hours or spending days in a car riding cross country. Bef.... Read More

In-Office Radiofrequency Procedures for Nasal Conditions

Jul 26, 2026 at 07:26 pm

By Steve Spencer For millions of Americans, breathing through the nose is a daily struggle. Some deal with a nose that seems to pinch shut with every breath; others.... Read More

BAO Offers Hope to Hepatitis C Patients in Recovery

Jul 26, 2026 at 07:25 pm

By Marti Webb Slay When Birmingham Aids Outreach (BAO) started in1985 as Alabama’s first AIDS service organization, it began addressing the devastating impact o.... Read More

New LDL Cholesterol Guidelines

Jun 29, 2026 at 06:40 pm by kbarrettalley

As adults approach middle age, it’s one of those rites of passage. You go for your annual physical, and your doctor starts talking about scheduling a colonoscopy or mamm.... Read More