Clinical

Non-Beneficial Life Prolonging Interventions

Nov 06, 2026 at 12:45 pm

    Editor's note: The following is the complete article from the October/November 2026 issue's condensed version of "Non-Beneficial Life Prolonging Interventions".... Read More

Interventional Thyroidology & The Art of Treating Thyroid Disease

Nov 06, 2026 at 12:00 pm

Memphis Physician and Artist, Malini Gupta leads the way By JAMES DOWD A fast-growing, multidisciplinary area of endocrinology that uses minimally invasive, image-guided pro.... Read More

Behavioral Health is No Longer Separate from Medical Care

Nov 05, 2026 at 06:53 pm

A patient with diabetes struggles with medication adherence because of depression. A cardiac patient repeatedly visits the emergency department because of untreated anxiety. A.... Read More

Newly Revised Orthopaedic Bible Offers Old & New Wisdom, Digital Options

Sep 08, 2026 at 02:32 am

By JAMES DOWD   Nearly 90 years ago, Dr. Willis C. Campbell wrote down everything he knew about orthopaedic surgery. His manuscript, published in 1939 as the first edit.... Read More

OrthoSouth’s John J. Eager, MD, Pioneers First AI-Driven, 3D-Printed Personalized Spine Fusion in the Mid-South

Sep 08, 2026 at 02:22 am

By BECKY GILLETTE   John J. Eager, MD, a fellowship-trained spine surgeon with OrthoSouth, has become the first surgeon in the Mid-South to perform the landmark's Carls.... Read More

Has Autism Spectrum Disorder Lost its Meaning Leading to Misdiagnosis?

Sep 07, 2026 at 11:22 pm

Has the definition of autism widened so broadly that overdiagnoses and misdiagnoses have harmed individuals? Professor Dame Uta Frith, one of the world's foremost developmenta.... Read More

Father and Son Urologists

Jul 05, 2026 at 11:18 am

 The evolution of UUI treatments   By BECKY GILLETTE   Until recently, patients with urge urinary incontinence (UUI) had limited options, such as pelvic flo.... Read More

PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT Memphis: A Regional Center for Advanced Neurovascular and Neurocritical Care

Jul 05, 2026 at 11:01 am

Dr. Lucas Elijovich improving care in the stroke belt   By JAMES DOWD For Lucas Elijovich, MD, a career in neurology began with a fascination for the human nervous sys.... Read More

CAR T-cell Therapy: The New Frontier in Cancer Treatment

May 05, 2026 at 12:24 am by pjeter

West Cancer Center’s, Jason Chandler, leads the way By JAMES DOWD   For decades, cancer treatment has relied on surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Today, a ne.... Read More

Nurse’s Roundtable

May 04, 2026 at 11:43 pm by pjeter

Four Nurses, Four Questions, Four Insights into the Minds of Essential Nurses   By PAMELA Z. HASKINS   ”Nurses are there when the last breath is taken, and.... Read More

Ambient AI Scribes

May 04, 2026 at 07:00 pm by pjeter

  By Elizabeth Woodcock Courtesy SVMIC   Ambient artificial intelligence (AI) scribes are on the rise for physicians across the nation. Experts estimate this rap.... Read More

$311 Million Approved for Construction of New UT Health Sciences College of Medicine Building

May 04, 2026 at 02:40 pm by pjeter

The Tennessee General Assembly has approved the funding of $311 million recommended by Governor Bill Lee for the construction of a new $350 million College of Medicine Interdi.... Read More

Cardiothoracic Surgeon Nitz Making Headway in Germantown

Mar 26, 2026 at 03:08 am by pjeter

  Convergent Plus is a plus for Afib patients   By JAMES DOWD   When cardiothoracic surgeon Jonathan Nitz, MD, moved to Memphis a couple years ago, he didn.... Read More

The World of ENT Inspiring Innovations

Mar 26, 2026 at 03:04 am by pjeter

  ENT Scott Burge working to commercialize ear wax removal medical device   By BECKY GILLETTE   Scott D. Burge, MD, FAAOA, FAAP, is Board Certified with th.... Read More

The New Old Age: Why Are More Older People Dying After Falls?

Oct 31, 2025 at 09:47 pm by pjeter

  By PAULA SPAN/KFF Health News   For a while, walking the dog felt hazardous. Earl Vickers was accustomed to taking Molly, his shepherd-boxer-something-else mix.... Read More