Birmingham Archives

A Physician Shortage — Reversing the Trend

Jul 18, 2008 at 03:24 pm by steve

Editor’s note: This is the second article in a four-part series discussing aspects of a state and national shortage of primary care physicians. Subsequent articles will discus.... Read More

Patient Feedback Could Reduce Medical Diagnosis Errors

Jul 18, 2008 at 03:24 pm by steve

Research shows that the majority of medical diagnoses are correct. However, diagnostic errors occur more often than patients expect and certainly more than doctors realize. In.... Read More

Renovations at Brookwood Heart and Vascular Center

Jul 18, 2008 at 03:24 pm by steve

With the addition of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and the GE Innova 3100 imaging system and its flat-panel technology, Brookwood Medical Center now boasts two fully integra.... Read More

Grand Rounds June

Jun 09, 2008 at 09:45 am by steve

Children’s Hospital Campus To Be Renamed Thanks To Transformational Capital Gift With the anticipated opening of a new facility in 2012, the Children’s Hospital C.... Read More

Image Children Gently

Jun 09, 2008 at 09:45 am by steve

The Image Gently campaign, sponsored in part by the Society for Pediatric Radiology, was initiated to educate physicians of the importance of “child-sizing” the radiation dose.... Read More