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Southern Research Launching Medical Device Development Push in Birmingham

Sep 17, 2019 at 04:42 pm by steve

"Our goal is to help establish the Birmingham area as a center for medical device business formation," says Stacey Kelpke, PhD, director of Medical Technology at Southern Rese.... Read More

Alabama Hospitals May See Wage Index Increase this Fall

Aug 14, 2019 at 03:22 pm by steve

"I hate to say it, but anything is better than nothing. We're getting slaughtered," says David McCormack, about the potential hospital wage index (area wage index - AWI) incre.... Read More

The Cyclotron Arrives at UAB

May 08, 2019 at 03:32 pm by steve

The weight equivalent of 13 African elephants, the 90-ton cyclotron for the UAB proton therapy initiative was lowered through the roof of the three-story facility in March and.... Read More

Ending the Allergy March

Apr 12, 2019 at 03:13 pm by steve

"Each rising generation is appearing to be more allergic than the next," says John Anderson, MD, an allergist with Alabama Allergy. Between 1997 and 2011, the prevalence of fo.... Read More

Precision Medical Serves as Team Physicians for Birmingham Iron

Mar 19, 2019 at 05:11 pm by steve

When pro football arrived in Birmingham this spring, they needed team physicians trained to treat the injuries from multi-hundred-pound men crashing into each other for hours.... Read More
Birmingham Medical News November 2024 Cover

November 2024

Nov 26, 2024 at 01:11 pm by kbarrettalley

Your November 2024 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is Here!