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For Teams’ Doctors, As for Athletes, Teamwork Is Crucial

Aug 18, 2015 at 04:09 pm by admin

The importance of a solid medical team to a sports organization could hardly have been more clear than on the night of April 25, when bones around the left eye of Grizzlies po.... Read More

Love of Sports Led Doctor to OrthoMemphis

Aug 18, 2015 at 04:04 pm by admin

As a young boy growing up in Nashville, David G. Brown, MD, had a passion for two things -- science and playing sports. Years later he was able to merge these two passions whe.... Read More

HealthSouth CEO Expediting Improved Rehab Outcomes

Aug 18, 2015 at 03:27 pm by admin

Although rehabilitation hospitals today face greater challenges than ever, HealthSouth CEO Kevin Spears believes the best way to address them all is simply by doing an except.... Read More

ICD-10 Will Elicit Chuckles, Grumbles

Aug 18, 2015 at 02:40 pm by admin

There are plenty of questions – and a fair amount of controversy – surrounding the ICD-10 coding system set to take effect October 1. But in the midst of this often-confusing.... Read More

Professional Development: Programming Hones Clinical, Business & Leadership Skills

Jul 13, 2015 at 05:36 pm by admin

Education plays a key role in the daily operations of both the Tennessee Medical Association (TMA) and Tennessee Nurses Association (TNA) as the statewide organizations strive.... Read More

Methodist Healthcare Introduces ZocDoc Networking System

Jul 13, 2015 at 05:21 pm by admin

Methodist Healthcare has introduced a free service that gives patients seamless access to its physicians via online scheduling. The service facilitates online appointment-mak.... Read More

Methodist University Hospital Opens Advanced Interventional Cardiovascular Suite

Jul 13, 2015 at 05:20 pm by admin

Methodist University Hospital (MUH) has opened its new cardiac catheterization suite which features the Allura FD20 X-ray system from Philips.Officials at MUH said the system.... Read More

Wendy Likes Appointed Dean for UTHSC College of Nursing

Jul 13, 2015 at 05:19 pm by admin

Wendy M. Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-BC, has been appointed permanent dean for the college of nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) following about 1.... Read More

Memphis Vascular Center Receives Vein Center Accreditation

Jul 13, 2015 at 05:18 pm by admin

Memphis Vascular Center in Germantown has been granted accreditation in Superficial Venous Treatment and Management by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC).Accredi.... Read More

Steven Goodman Appointed Vice Chancellor for Research at UTHSC

Jul 13, 2015 at 05:16 pm by admin

Steven R. Goodman, PhD, has been named vice chancellor for Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC).Goodman arrives at UTHSC after serving as vice.... Read More

UTHSC Virologist Co-Authors New Book about Ebola and Other Deadly Viruses

Jul 13, 2015 at 05:15 pm by admin

On the heels of the 2014 Ebola outbreak, virologist Michael Whitt, PhD, of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has co-authored a book concerning that vi.... Read More

First Cancer-Promoting Oncogenes in Rare Brain Tumor Discovered by Saint Jude Researchers

Jul 13, 2015 at 05:13 pm by admin

Researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have identified three genes that play a pivotal role in the brain tumor choroid plexus carcinoma (CPC), a discovery that l.... Read More

Christian Care Center of Memphis Construction Nearing Completion

Jul 13, 2015 at 05:07 pm by admin

Officials at Christian Care Center of Memphis say they expect of its skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility near Kirby Road and Quince to be completed by the end of summe.... Read More

ICD-10: Take 3

Jul 13, 2015 at 04:56 pm by admin

This time last year, the healthcare industry was gearing up for ICD-10 implementation in October. Fast-forward twelve months … and the healthcare industry is gearing up for IC.... Read More

Recruiting Doctors to Mid-South Can Be a Challenge

Jul 13, 2015 at 04:40 pm by admin

With physicians in high demand nationally – a trend expected to continue through the next decade – Mid-South hospitals and clinics are facing a number of local and national ch.... Read More