Clinical

UTHSC College of Nurs-ing Introduces 12-Month Program

Jan 22, 2019 at 11:17 am by admin

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Nursing will transition its BSN program into a 12-month program of study beginning this fall. "We are so e.... Read More

Pillar Procedure Helping Treat Sleep Apnea

Nov 16, 2018 at 11:42 am by admin

Dr. M. Boyd Gillespie Finds Success in Reducing Snoring A Memphis physician is using a snoring procedure that he has found to be successful in treating patients with sleep apn.... Read More

Doctor Knows Exactly Why She Picked Geriatrics

Oct 12, 2018 at 04:20 pm by admin

'It's a Wonderful Population To Be Able To Help' Most doctors will go the extra mile for their patients . . . and then there's internist Dr. Sonal Mehr whose practice is geri.... Read More

West Cancer Center Charts 'New Model,' New Partnership

Oct 12, 2018 at 04:10 pm by admin

West Cancer Center, with its "40-year legacy of innovation," will begin 2019 on a new course, ending its affiliation with Methodist Le Bonheur and starting a relationship with.... Read More

'Next Generation' Brain Imaging Technology Installed at Le Bonheur

Oct 12, 2018 at 04:05 pm by admin

MEGIN, a leading manufacturer of functional brain imaging technology, has installed TRIUX™ neo, the next generation of magneto encephalography (MEG) technology for functional.... Read More

Thinking Outside the Box: Reaching Into Their World

Sep 17, 2018 at 12:51 pm by admin

Specialists Advise on How to Connect with Autistic Children According to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Autism and Developmental Monitoring Ne.... Read More

Maryland Board Selects Memphis Physician to Join Investigative Team

Sep 17, 2018 at 12:06 pm by admin

Frederick M. Azar, MD, chief of staff at Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics, has been selected to serve on the commission that will investigate the culture of the football program a.... Read More

Practicing with Precision:

Sep 17, 2018 at 12:05 pm by admin

Barriers, Resources to Integrating Precision Medicine Precision Medicine. The very name neatly sums up providers' universal hope to dispense medicine in the most efficient, ef.... Read More

Stem Cell Therapy? Easy Does It

Aug 14, 2018 at 04:55 pm by admin

There is a brief scene in the 1976 movie The Outlaw Josey Wales in which a snake-oil salesman offers Clint Eastwood's character a bottle of a cure-all elixir. Only $1 a bottle.... Read More

St. Baldrick's Foundation Grants Awarded to St. Jude, UTHSC Researchers

Aug 14, 2018 at 04:46 pm by admin

The St. Baldrick's Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to funding childhood cancer research, has awarded more than $650,000 in new grants to support researchers at St. Jude Chil.... Read More

New Law on Opioids Spurs Optimism

Jul 10, 2018 at 05:31 pm by admin

Aim Is to Lower Supply, Limit Prescriptions Tennesseans alarmed over the state's staggering opioid statistics are hopeful a new law that went into effect this month will.... Read More

Strengthening the Connection Between Teeth and Heart

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:43 pm by admin

Study: Periodontal Disease Connected to Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke Those who argue that dentists could save their patients from a heart attack or stroke now can point to res.... Read More

Finding the Sweet Spot in Aesthetic Medicine

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:31 pm by admin

I want to look natural. Steven Dayan, MD, noted Chicago facial plastic surgeon and keynote speaker at the recent Symposium for Cosmetic Advancement & Laser Education (SCAL.... Read More

USPSTF Issues Final Recommendation on PSA-Based Screening

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:29 pm by admin

Last month, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published their final recommendation for screening men for prostate cancer. After reviewing the evidence, the task force is.... Read More

St. Jude Expands International Reach with St. Jude Global

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:15 pm by admin

Near the end of a news conference that ran about 90 minutes and included comments from prominent physicians from four different countries, James R. Downing, MD, concisely summ.... Read More