Clinical

Cutting edge cardiology LAMPOON procedure now available in Birmingham

Aug 12, 2021 at 08:36 am by steve

When the structural interventional cardiologists at Cardiovascular Associates (CVA) had to send patients to Emory for a specialized mitral valve surgery known as LAMPOON (la.... Read More

COVID Trauma Could Result in PTSD for Nurses

Jul 16, 2021 at 03:32 pm by steve

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be debilitating, and after the daily stress and trauma of caring for critically ill COVID patients, nurses and healthcare providers n.... Read More

Alabama Faces High Maternal Mortality Rate

Jul 16, 2021 at 03:30 pm by steve

In addition to having one of the highest rates of death in the nation from complications with pregnancy or childbirth, Alabama has a serious problem with mothers who die wit.... Read More

David Geldmacher, MD Answers Questions on New Alzheimer's Drug

Jul 16, 2021 at 03:21 pm by steve

On June 7th, the FDA approved Biogen's Aduhelm (aducanumab), which is the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in 18 years. This caused some controversy among researchers, s.... Read More

Help for a Previously Untreatable Disease

Jun 09, 2021 at 11:16 am by steve

Amyloidosis is one of those conditions that tend to show up on medical board exams--intriguing, thought to be rare, and until recently, essentially untreatable. However, advan.... Read More