Inside The Medicine

06/10/2024

Hello My Friends!

Click the link below to join me and Dr. Alison Kole, MD, while we discuss GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic and their impact on cardiovascular health.

In this episode, I reconnect with Dr. David Fieno, MD, PhD, a board-certified surgical cardiologist, and a former residency colleague from our days at Cedars...

02/28/2024

Tune in for reminders and tips on how to build and keep a healthy heart as we wrap up World Heart Month!

To wrap up American Heart Month, WBRC Fox 6 spoke with Shelby Baptist Medical Center Cardiologist Dr. David Fieno about ways to keep your heart healthy!

12/06/2023

Holiday Heart Syndrome: Tips on what to avoid and how to best take care of your heart during the holidays.

Dr. David Fieno with Shelby Baptist Medical Center discusses tips to keep your heart healthy during the holiday season

02/22/2023

https://abc3340.com/news/local/sales-of-new-weight-loss-drugs-soaring-as-patients-see-results-health-diet-ozempic-wegovy-heart-south

For those who have struggled for years with their weight, some are calling a class of diabetes drugs a miracle when it comes to weight loss.

03/13/2021

"What is point of insurance if it doesn't cover the care you need?"

Update: Liza and her family have arrived in Boston and are preparing for her surgery on Monday. We wish her well! HOMEWOOD, Ala (WBMA) — At first glance Liza Scott's hard work to help her family pay medical bills will tug at your heartstrings. The seven year old is scheduled for surgery next M...

04/30/2020

ABC 33/40 in Birmingham, Alabama offers news, sports, and weather reporting for the surrounding communities including Tuscaloosa, Anniston, Cullman, Gadsden, Talladega, Sylacauga, Carbon Hill, Jasper, Hoover, Bessemer, Vestavia Hills, Alabaster, Trussville and Homewood.

04/24/2020

Urgent! Calling all willing and able volunteers and supporters! We need your help to meet a goal of 1,000 masks by May 1st.

As most of you know, all elective surgical procedures have been halted due to COVID-19. Elective procedures are needed medical surgeries for situations not considered imminently life threatening. Thousands of patients been painfully waiting to have tumors and gall bladders removed, epidural injections, carpal tunnel release, eye surgeries and more.

As of May 1st, it is likely the wait will be over and surgical centers will be reopening to see patients. This is wonderful news overall, but will now put more medical workers and patients at risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19. Almost none of these surgical centers have enough personal protective equipment to prevent the spread of this virus. Each patient and medical worker will have to proceed with extreme caution and protection to keep from having a resurgence of COVID-19. Preemptive protective action is crucial at this time. Just because restrictions are being lifted, it does not mean that we are in the clear.

That being said, we not only need to provide masks for medical staff protection, but we need to provide additional masks for each patient being seen for a consultation or procedure.

If you have already submitted your information to volunteer, someone will be reaching out to you soon. If you want to donate or help acquire supplies, or volunteer to sew and deliver masks, please visit DavidFieno.Com and click the appropriate link.

I thank you all in advance for coming together in this great time of need!

www.DavidFieno.com

A cardiologist and board certified internist with over 20 years of experience, Dr. David Fieno is your go-to medical expert on television, radio and social media. 

04/13/2020

To those of you who might be new to my page, I'd like to inform you of my current N99 Mask Outreach.

The protective medical supplies needed to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic have been scarce. Because of this, I have organized an amazing group of volunteers to produce free N99 masks for at-risk medical workers and first responders.

Our outreach is not just limited Alabama. Our goal is to provide N99 masks for Medical workers and first responders nation wide and worldwide once we become capable.

We are currently over half way to our 1st fundraising goal of $10k (all to purchase N99 surgical drape). Each box of the material we purchase can make up to 500 masks. Our volunteers are making the masks as fast as possible and we are distributing several hundred each day.

Because of the high demand and fast paced of production, we are currently running on short supply of other necessary materials. That being said, our volunteers are in great need of pliable metal for the nose pieces (pipe cleaners will work) and elastic bands for the masks to actually be worn.

I personally ordered 200 yards of white 1/4" elastic braided band rope today, but it wont be delivered for almost 2 weeks. We will certainly need more elastic before that delivery date. If you find either of these materials for purchase, that we could acquire this week, please let me know. If you have either of these materials at home, that you aren't currently using and would donate, we would be very thankful.

If you would like to volunteer, donate, or are in need of masks, please click the appropriate links on my website.
www.DavidFieno.com

I have two exceptional volunteers by my side, Jeanne Sougeron Darby and Joel Oglesby, either of which may respond to you and be your point of contact in this effort.

Thank you so much for all that you are doing. We are in this fight together and we couldn't win without your continued love and support.

Sincerely,

Dr. David Fieno

04/11/2020

Hello All!

I wanted to thank you all again for the outpouring of support! We have raised $5,240 of our $10k goal and I couldn't be happier for all that you've done.

If you know any medical workers or first responders in need of masks, please have them fill out this form so we can help as many people as we are able.

https://forms.gle/qqfqh7DxjUfatBGQ8