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UTNSC’s Vásquez Receives Grant for Chronic Pain Research

Aug 10, 2016 at 05:59 pm by admin

Valeria Vásquez, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Physiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has received.... Read More

MLBH Leaders Appointed to TNCPE Board of Examiners

Aug 10, 2016 at 05:58 pm by admin

A group of leaders from Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare (MLBH) have been appointed by the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE) to the.... Read More

Lifeblood Issues Emergency Call for Donors

Aug 10, 2016 at 05:56 pm by admin

Officials at Lifeblood say that “plummeting blood donations since the Memorial Day holiday” has forced the organization to issue an emergency appeal for all blood types, espec.... Read More

UTHSC Professors Receive $418,000 for Huntington’s Disease Research

Aug 10, 2016 at 05:54 pm by admin

A $418,000 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke will allow Anton Reiner, PhD, and Tayebeh Pourmotabbed, PhD, of the University of Tennessee H.... Read More

Baptist Hires Director of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Aug 10, 2016 at 05:50 pm by admin

Mark J. Heulitt, MD, formerly a pediatric intensivist at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, has joined Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women as the medical director of.... Read More

HealthyHere Discusses Value of Providing Mobil Service

Aug 10, 2016 at 05:49 pm by admin

Tim Finnell, left, president of Group Benefits LLC and Dr. William West with HealthyHere, a Lifesigns affiliate, with a mobile medical clinic after a recent presentation at Th.... Read More

Regional One East: Bringing Change

Jul 13, 2016 at 10:01 am by admin

Regional One Health’s new state-of-the-art East Memphis campus at 6555 Quince boasts innovative technology, state-of-the-art equipment and a rapidly expanding patient base.But.... Read More

Thompson Leads Opening Of New Pain Centers

Jul 13, 2016 at 09:36 am by admin

While the practice of medicine in any of its diverse forms is about fixing and healing, sometimes part of the process itself needs fixing and healing. That’s where the blend o.... Read More

UTHSC’s Colin Howden Helping Establish Two New Guidelines

Jul 13, 2016 at 09:21 am by admin

Colin Howden, MD, describes it as a case of being in the right place at the right time.Howden, chief of the Division of Gastroenterology in the College of Medicine at the Univ.... Read More

Test, Treatment Alter Approach to IBS

Jul 13, 2016 at 09:10 am by admin

A new test and a new treatment recently approved by the FDA will for the first time allow physicians to definitively diagnose and treat patients who may be suffering from irri.... Read More

Medical Construction Shifts Toward Downtown

Jul 12, 2016 at 04:48 pm by admin

While the healthcare industry’s expansion and development continue to be a vital piece of the Memphis-area real estate picture, the focus has clearly shifted from the eastern.... Read More

Steve Coplon Attends Cancer Moon Shot Summit Meeting in Washington

Jul 12, 2016 at 03:52 pm by admin

Memphis oncology executive Steve Coplon, MHA, FACHE, FACMPE from Genome Explorations attended last month’s cancer Moon Shot Summit meeting at Howard University in Washington,.... Read More

Tennessee Medical Association Offering Comprehensive Seminar

Jul 12, 2016 at 03:50 pm by admin

The Tennessee Medical Association (TMA) will offer “Dollars and Sense: Understanding State and Federal Healthcare Payment Reform,” a one-day seminar on Tuesday, August 16, fro.... Read More

UTHSC Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Receives $1.9-Million Grant

Jul 12, 2016 at 03:46 pm by admin

Wei Li, PhD, a researcher at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has received a $1.91 million grant to study new ways to weaken cancer cells by targetin.... Read More

UTHSC’s Hamre Receives $1.5 Million Genetics Grant

Jul 12, 2016 at 03:45 pm by admin

Kristin Hamre, PhD, assistant professor iand researcher in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology in the College of Medicine at University of Tennessee Health Science Cent.... Read More