FDA Expands Eligibility for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID Booster for Children 5 through 11 Years

May 17, 2022 at 10:19 am by pjeter

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, authorizing the use of a single booster do.... Read More

No Prison Time for Tennessee Nurse Convicted of Fatal Drug Error

May 14, 2022 at 10:57 pm by pjeter

By Brett Kelman, Kaiser Health News  RaDonda Vaught, a former Tennessee nurse convicted of two felonies for a fatal drug error, whose trial became a rally.... Read More

Destigmatizing and Demystifying Testing Tools to Fight the Ongoing Opioid Epidemic

May 14, 2022 at 12:03 am by pjeter

Our country and community are in crisis. As of January 2020, 49 U.S. states have reported fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills, with deaths attributed to such pills in 38 states..... Read More

Is Paxlovid, the Covid Pill, Reaching Those Who Most Need It? The Government Won’t Say

May 12, 2022 at 02:35 pm by pjeter

By Hannah Recht, Kaiser Health News As the nation largely abandons mask mandates, physical distancing, and other covid-19 prevention strategies, elected officials a.... Read More

ReCharging the Midsouth Medical Group Management Association

May 11, 2022 at 04:19 pm by pjeter

The Board of Directors for MS-MGMA is committed to recharging our local chapter with more high-quality speakers, more networking opportunities, and evolving to meet the needs.... Read More

AMA Asks Congress to Fix Medicare Physician Payment System and Reject Arbitrary Payment Freeze that Jeopardizes Patient Access 

May 11, 2022 at 04:15 pm by pjeter

The American Medical Association (AMA) warned congressional leaders that the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) report sent to.... Read More

National Pediatric Cancer Foundation Issues Call for Research Proposals

May 11, 2022 at 04:13 pm by pjeter

National Pediatric Cancer Foundation (NPCF) announced today it is seeking research proposals as part of its 43 Challenge program, a national awareness and funding initiative a.... Read More

John Schorge, MD, Joins UTHSC College of Medicine as Chair of OB/GYN 

May 11, 2022 at 04:11 pm by pjeter

  John Schorge, MD, joined the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center as the chair of obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN).  Co.... Read More

Children’s Foundation of Memphis Awards $500,000 to Le Bonheur Children’s for Study 

May 11, 2022 at 04:08 pm by pjeter

The Children’s Foundation of Memphis (CFOM) has awarded a $500,000 grant to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital to study the role that exercise has in preventing the de.... Read More

UTHSC Team Receives $2 Million For Breast Cancer Genetics Research

May 11, 2022 at 04:01 pm by pjeter

A University of Tennessee Health Science Center team has received $2.05 million from the National Cancer Institute for an advanced genetics project that could contribute t.... Read More

Grand Opening of New CareMax Memphis Locations with Community Partners

May 11, 2022 at 03:59 pm by pjeter

CareMax, Inc., a leading provider of value-based care to seniors, announced the opening of two new CareMax-affiliated facilities in Memphis. These two are the first CareMax.... Read More

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Names Sarah Colley SVP/Chief Human Resources Officer

May 11, 2022 at 03:56 pm by pjeter

Colley returns to Memphis after four years in Pensacola, Fla., where she was vice president and chief human resources officer of Baptist Health Care. She previously served as.... Read More

The Murky Waters of Long COVID

May 11, 2022 at 03:27 pm by pjeter

The impact on women's health, need for more research, depression issues and new initiatives   By LYNNE JETER The suicide last May of Long COVID sufferer Heidi Ferrer r.... Read More

New Construction, Strategic Expansion Changing Landscape at St. Jude

May 10, 2022 at 06:23 pm by pjeter

 Report from new SVP of Campus Operations, Jose Fernandez   By JAMES DOWD When he joined St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the summer of 2021, Jose F.... Read More

Testing When Patients are Young Can Inform Better Care as They Age

May 10, 2022 at 03:55 pm by pjeter

Brother/sister physicians at MOGA enjoy being there for patients some of their most vulnerable times   By LAWRENCE BUSER With a father who is a physician and a mother,.... Read More