Clinical

Alzheimer's Association Sees Increase in Federal Support

May 07, 2018 at 04:14 pm by admin

Patients, Researchers, Caregivers All Score Wins In March, President Donald Trump signed a massive $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill into law to fund the federal government..... Read More

UTHSC Department of Surgery Launches Global Institute

May 07, 2018 at 04:06 pm by admin

The Department of Surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has launched the UTHSC Global Surgery Institute to coordinate, suppor.... Read More

Being a Friendly City Not Always a Good Thing

Apr 10, 2018 at 01:40 pm by admin

When it comes to friendly environments in which conditions for asthma and allergies can flourish, Memphis is about as friendly as they come. In fact, the most recent annual ra.... Read More

The Influence of Telemedicine Continues to Grow in Mid-South

Mar 09, 2018 at 03:35 pm by admin

Baptist, Methodist Improving Outcomes With Technology Telemedicine, or telehealth, is rapidly making an impact in the Mid-South, with the number of improving patient outcomes.... Read More

Hope and Healing for Mental Illness is Possible

Mar 09, 2018 at 02:45 pm by admin

Accountable, Accessible, Affordable Care Reduces Hardship -- and Costs "There is no health without mental health; mental health is too important to be left to the professiona.... Read More

Get with the Guidelines: Blood Pressure Edition

Feb 08, 2018 at 09:25 am by admin

ACC, AHA Redefine Hypertension This past November, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association redefined the way clinicians and the public should think.... Read More

Balancing the Yuck and the Yum

Feb 08, 2018 at 09:20 am by admin

West Tennessee Offers Just What One Cardiovascular Surgeon Wants Ask Ted Wright, MD, what would cause him leave a major academic medical center and move to West Tennessee and.... Read More

Memphis Providers Recognize Potential of Culinary Medicine

Jan 22, 2018 at 03:01 pm by admin

Using Food as a Resource in Patient Care Scott Morris is proud of his new kitchen. Really proud. "We are building the greatest kitchen in America," proclaims Morris, an MD and.... Read More

Improved Sightlines

Jan 22, 2018 at 02:43 pm by admin

FDA Approves Novel Gene Therapy In mid-December, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced approval of Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec-rzyl), the first directly admin.... Read More

A Plan to Address COPD

Nov 10, 2017 at 10:28 am by admin

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death and fourth leading cause of disability in America, according to the National Institutes of Hea.... Read More

Clinical Trials Improve Options For Behavioral Health Patients

Nov 10, 2017 at 10:28 am by admin

New trends are emerging to help physicians who traditionally have faced several challenges when conducting clinical trials. These trends can help researchers avoid bias and ob.... Read More

West's Breast Cancer Research Includes 10 Open Trials

Oct 09, 2017 at 09:57 am by admin

West Cancer Center currently has 10 open trials studying breast cancer, including drug trials, pre-clinical and observational research to better understand how to help the alm.... Read More

St. Jude Study of Chronic Disease Reveals Vulnerability of Childhood Cancer Survivors

Oct 09, 2017 at 09:57 am by admin

The most complete assessment yet of chronic disease in adult survivors of childhood cancer found they have a nearly two-fold greater cumulative burden of chronic health proble.... Read More

Keeping PACE with the Continuum of Care

Oct 09, 2017 at 09:57 am by admin

Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) began in San Francisco as an effort to both help and honor elders. Today the program, which now enrolls more than 42,000.... Read More

Father, Son Double Team Autoimmune Disorders at UTHSC

Sep 19, 2017 at 09:41 am by admin

A father and his son at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center are gaining attention f0r their contributions concerning autoimmune disorders. Arnold E. Postlethwait.... Read More