Clinical

Kirklin Clinic Looks to Industrial Engineers to Improve Patient Access to Care

Mar 19, 2018 at 03:54 pm by steve

The best medical care in the world is only as good as the access a patient has to that care. At Kirklin Clinic, industrial engineers in the Performance Engineering department.... Read More

Local Cardiologists Evaluate Hypertension-Control Device in National Trial

Feb 14, 2018 at 11:01 am by steve

Uncontrolled hypertension is a dangerous condition that can lead to heart attack, stroke and even death. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 75 million Ame.... Read More

Big Promise in a Small Patch

Feb 14, 2018 at 10:39 am by steve

A small wireless device that detects abnormal and potentially dangerous heart arrhythmias may replace the Holter monitor as the preferred method for tracking electrical heart.... Read More

Genes And Cardiovascular Disease: When Can Testing Be A Tool?

Feb 14, 2018 at 10:34 am by steve

Heart disease doesn't play fair. Lifelong smokers who never exercise may live well into their 80s on fast food, while vegetarian joggers can die suddenly when their hearts giv.... Read More

Get with the Guidelines: Blood Pressure Edition

Feb 14, 2018 at 10:30 am by steve

ACC, AHA Redefine Hypertension This past November, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association redefined the way clinicians and the public should think.... Read More

September 2024

Sep 19, 2024 at 12:18 pm by kbarrettalley

Your September 2024 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is Here!