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New Saint Francis CEO Calls Rapid Change Biggest Test

May 08, 2017 at 03:49 pm by admin

“If you lined up all the healthcare CEOs in the city on any given week, they would tell you that no two weeks are similar in terms of healthcare itself,” said Audrey Gregory,.... Read More

Demand for Nurses Grows Despite Retention Efforts

May 08, 2017 at 03:39 pm by admin

As the demand for nurses grows, some Mid-South hospitals have responded to the shortage with various recruitment and retention strategies. But despite the efforts, several exp.... Read More

Preserving This Collection Is Endless Work

May 08, 2017 at 03:33 pm by admin

In 2010, Jeffrey Sorenson, MD, began a project known as the Rhoton Collection. It proved to be an enormous undertaking. And it is possibly not yet halfway finished.Sorenson, a.... Read More

St. Jude-Led Research Team Unlocks Immunity ‘Black Box’

May 08, 2017 at 03:29 pm by admin

A research team led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital immunologists has revealed a previously unknown immune machinery that goes awry to trigger the inflammatory diseas.... Read More

Tennessee’s New Provider Stability Act Adds Financial Predictability

May 08, 2017 at 03:24 pm by admin

NASHVILLE – Tennessee doctors are praising a new state law that adds much-needed financial predictability in contracts between health plans and healthcare providers.The Provid.... Read More

TMA Calls for Healthcare Regulator Improvement at Federal Agencies

May 08, 2017 at 02:44 pm by admin

NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s largest professional organization for doctors is calling for significant improvements to federal healthcare regulations that it says would improve heal.... Read More

Fighting Breast Cancer with New Research, New Tools

May 08, 2017 at 02:40 pm by admin

Although many more will die from heart disease and lung cancer, breast cancer remains the most feared diagnosis for many women.The bad news is it is the most common cancer amo.... Read More

UTHSC Announces Cancer Research Award Winners

May 08, 2017 at 02:33 pm by admin

Three research projects have been selected as the winners of the 2017 University of Tennessee Collaborative Research Network (UT CORNET) Awards in Cancer Research.The awards a.... Read More

Southern College Optometry Plans Renovations

May 08, 2017 at 02:30 pm by admin

The Southern College of Optometry plans a renovation and expansion of the fourth floor of its 11-story tower in the Memphis Medical District.The renovation calls includes upgr.... Read More

Regional One Health Using New Technology for Prostate Cancer Detection

May 08, 2017 at 02:28 pm by admin

Regional One Health has begun using a new technology for early detection and diagnosis of prostate cancer. The UroNav fusion biopsy procedure is a fusion of multi-parametric.... Read More

West’s ‘Fight On’ Event to Return in September

May 08, 2017 at 02:27 pm by admin

West Cancer Center announced it plans to hold it signature fundraising event – “Fight On: Cycle. Run. Walk.” – on Saturday, September 16, 2017, at Shelby Farms Park. Funds wil.... Read More

UTHSC Leads Study to Assist African Americans with Uncontrolled Diabetes

May 08, 2017 at 02:26 pm by admin

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is heading a coalition of primary care providers in the Mid-South in a program to help African-American adults diagno.... Read More

Pediatric Art Show and Silent Auction Fundraiser Set May 9

May 08, 2017 at 02:24 pm by admin

The Rachel Kay Stevens Therapy Center at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will hold an art show and silent auction on Tuesday, May 9 to raise funds fo.... Read More

Memphis-Based Lifesigns Celebrates 25 Years in Business

May 08, 2017 at 02:23 pm by admin

Lifesigns, a full-service, prevention-focused primary care clinic, is celebrating its 25th anniversary.The company has been providing clinical examination services for corpora.... Read More

UTHSC Launches Hemophilia and Thrombosis Treatment Center

May 08, 2017 at 02:21 pm by admin

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has opened a Hemophilia and Thrombosis Treatment Center established by the College of Medicine. A hospital spokespers.... Read More