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Campbell Takes Reins of Memphis Medical Society

Feb 10, 2016 at 02:54 pm by admin

Tommy J. Campbell, MD, an internist at Consolidated Medical Practices of Memphis, has been installed as the 139th president of the Memphis Medical Society, filling the positio.... Read More

Don't fight for their attention. Get it.

Feb 02, 2016 at 04:12 pm by admin

Never before have physicians and other healthcare professionals been so strapped for time. And never before has so much information been vital for them to know and understand..... Read More

Proton Beam Therapy Pioneer Improves Survival Rates for Children with Cancer

Jan 11, 2016 at 05:35 pm by admin

Last month, a few weeks before Christmas, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital presented us with another world-class “first”— the St. Jude Red Frog Events Proton Therapy Cent.... Read More

TMA Hopes to Cap Medical Liability, Insurance Companies’ Fee Changes

Jan 11, 2016 at 05:27 pm by admin

The Tennessee Medical Association (TMA) plans to tackle a number of legislative issues pertaining to physicians and the future operation of healthcare in the state during this.... Read More

Ophthalmologist Praises Suture-less Procedure

Jan 11, 2016 at 05:22 pm by admin

Long before he transplanted his first cornea, Aaron Waite, MD, was operating on little critters. Well, not exactly operating, but experimenting.Growing up in Reno, Nevada, the.... Read More

Launching an Attack against Diabetes

Jan 11, 2016 at 04:25 pm by admin

Memphis is known as a hub for a number of important enterprises, including transportation systems, barbecue restaurants, the cotton industry, healthcare research and, until re.... Read More

Weight-Loss Procedure is Under-Used, Doctor Says

Jan 11, 2016 at 04:10 pm by admin

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported recently that adult obesity rates were stuck at 36 percent from 2011 to 2014, and Virginia (Jenny) Weaver, MD, says tha.... Read More

New Plans May Have Major Effect on Area Healthcare

Jan 11, 2016 at 04:06 pm by admin

A trio of major announcements made at the close of 2015 could dramatically impact the face of healthcare in the Mid-South. The disclosures included the news that Crittenden Co.... Read More

Yehoshua Levine, M.D., Joins Arrhythmia Consultants, P.C.

Jan 11, 2016 at 03:32 pm by admin

Yehoshua (Shu) Levine, MD has joined Arrhythmia Consultants, P.C.Levine specializes in electrophysiology services and is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascula.... Read More

West Cancer Center Opens East Campus Facility

Jan 11, 2016 at 03:31 pm by admin

West Cancer Center marked the Grand Opening of its East Campus facility with a November ribbon cutting ceremony.The 123,000-square-foot facility at 7945 Wolf River Blvd. combi.... Read More

Rhea Seddon, MD, Former Astronaut and UTHSC Grad, Inducted into Hall of Fame

Jan 11, 2016 at 03:25 pm by admin

Former astronaut Rhea Seddon, MD, a graduate of the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has been inducted into the Tennessee Wome.... Read More

Research Led by Memphis Physician May Lead to New Obesity Treatments

Jan 11, 2016 at 03:22 pm by admin

A study led by Joan C. Han, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and founding director of th.... Read More

Regional One Rehabilitation Earns CARF Accreditation

Jan 11, 2016 at 03:21 pm by admin

Regional One Health Rehabilitation Hospital recently completed a successful survey to continue its accreditation status with CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitatio.... Read More

Ian Gaillard, MD, Joins Methodist Healthcare

Jan 11, 2016 at 03:05 pm by admin

Ian Gaillard, MD, has joined Methodist Healthcare. He specializes in gastroenterology with areas of interest that include gastro esophageal reflux disease, liver diseases, int.... Read More

Hematology/Oncology Welcomes Myers

Jan 11, 2016 at 03:01 pm by admin

Bradley Myers, CNP, recently joined Hattiesburg Clinic Hematology/Oncology as a nurse practitioner.Myers earned his Bachelor of Science in nursing through The University of So.... Read More