By Ana GoodLocal plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Clinton has a passion for bringing one’s inner beauty to the surface.“It is truly what I believe,” Clinton said. “Each of us has a uniquely wonderful inner beauty. What we do is help people see it when they look in the mirror.” That belief is mirrored both in the name of his practice – Reveal Beauty Plastic Surgery … [Read more...]

By Anne RuisiNoted Christian singer Charles Billingsley is the headliner of a Nov. 3 concert at Samford University Wright Center featuring the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.Presented by the Samford University Wright Center and Portraits of Hope, the 7 p.m. concert is a departure for Billingsley as it’s an evening of American standards and classics with songs from his … [Read more...]

 One of my earliest childhood memories is waiting outside of my dying grandmother’s bedroom while my parents stood at her bedside. She battled breast cancer long before we knew about early detection and cancer typing. In my early 20s, I had three benign breast tumors surgically removed. One of my sisters, at the age of 40, was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast … [Read more...]

Children’s of Alabama is backing several events to spread awareness of congenital heart disease during American Heart Month. Children’s has one of the largest pediatric cardiovascular programs in the Southeast. The team at the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center of Alabama at Children’s has more than 14,000 patient encounters each year. In 2021, staff performed more … [Read more...]

By Ally MorrisonDr. Anil Rajendra says he has always been intrigued by the cardiovascular system. He understood it intuitively when he was taking biology in school, he said, and his interest revived after he went to medical school. Last month, the cardiologist broke new ground in the treatment of atrial fibrillation when he used the Octaray Mapping … [Read more...]