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Roth Appointed to Council on Autism Spectrum Disorder

Oct 09, 2017 at 09:57 am by admin

Jenness Roth, family disability training coordinator at the UT-Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has b.... Read More

West, UTHSC Select Hayes to Lead Cancer Research Initiative

Oct 09, 2017 at 09:57 am by admin

West Cancer Center and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), in partnership with St Jude Children's Research Hospital have named D. Neil Hayes, MD, MPH, a.... 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

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

New Roadblocks Can Slow Treatment of Sleep Apnea

Oct 09, 2017 at 09:57 am by admin

Insurance Limitations Can Be an Obstruction for Patients Despite recent advancements in sleep medicine, Mid-South sleep specialists are facing new challenges when diagnosing a.... 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

Kirby Pines' Michael Escamilla Serves, Learns from Seniors

Oct 09, 2017 at 09:57 am by admin

The approach to senior care has changed dramatically in recent years. So says Michael Escamilla, executive director at Kirby Pines, a retirement community that offers a contin.... Read More

Tackling the Mystery of Alzheimer's

Oct 05, 2017 at 05:17 pm by admin

Neurologist Lee Stein Has High Hopes for Promising New Drug As a student in the late 1970s at the Medical College of Georgia, Lee Stein, MD, became interested in neurology bec.... Read More

Medical District Project Is Mammoth Challenge

Sep 19, 2017 at 10:29 am by admin

Cooperation Among Institutions Bodes Well for Success in Transforming Area The Memphis Medical District Collaborative (MMDC) faces an imposing - seemingly impossible - chall.... Read More

VP Shannon Tacker Finds Fulfillment at Le Bonheur

Sep 19, 2017 at 10:23 am by admin

Although she wears a variety of hats in her role as vice president and executive director of UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists, Shannon Tacker, CPA, makes sure each one of t.... Read More

Putting Focus on Nutrition in Pediatric GI

Sep 19, 2017 at 10:19 am by admin

Mark Corkins Has Achieved Goal of Taking Le Bonheur Division 'To the Next Level' Mark R. Corkins, MD, is a history buff, but that's not necessarily the reason he knows that Le.... Read More

Some HIPAA Processes May Need Some Significant Updates

Sep 19, 2017 at 09:54 am by admin

Providing patients with copies of their medical record is not a new concept for medical practices. However, processes in place for doing so may need some significant updates b.... 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

St. Jude, Mayo Researchers Lead Discovery of Fundamental Pathology Behind ALS

Sep 19, 2017 at 09:38 am by admin

A team led by scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Mayo Clinic has identified a basic biological mechanism that kills neurons in amyotrophic lateral scleros.... Read More

One More Feather in Lisa Piercey's Cap

Sep 19, 2017 at 09:34 am by admin

West Tennessee Healthcare EVP Leads Regional Organization While her day job as Executive Vice President at West Tennessee Healthcare has its own set of demands, Lisa Piercey h.... Read More