Clinical

Maryland Board Selects Memphis Physician to Join Investigative Team

Sep 17, 2018 at 12:06 pm by admin

Frederick M. Azar, MD, chief of staff at Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics, has been selected to serve on the commission that will investigate the culture of the football program a.... Read More

Practicing with Precision:

Sep 17, 2018 at 12:05 pm by admin

Barriers, Resources to Integrating Precision Medicine Precision Medicine. The very name neatly sums up providers' universal hope to dispense medicine in the most efficient, ef.... Read More

Stem Cell Therapy? Easy Does It

Aug 14, 2018 at 04:55 pm by admin

There is a brief scene in the 1976 movie The Outlaw Josey Wales in which a snake-oil salesman offers Clint Eastwood's character a bottle of a cure-all elixir. Only $1 a bottle.... Read More

St. Baldrick's Foundation Grants Awarded to St. Jude, UTHSC Researchers

Aug 14, 2018 at 04:46 pm by admin

The St. Baldrick's Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to funding childhood cancer research, has awarded more than $650,000 in new grants to support researchers at St. Jude Chil.... Read More

New Law on Opioids Spurs Optimism

Jul 10, 2018 at 05:31 pm by admin

Aim Is to Lower Supply, Limit Prescriptions Tennesseans alarmed over the state's staggering opioid statistics are hopeful a new law that went into effect this month will.... Read More

Strengthening the Connection Between Teeth and Heart

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:43 pm by admin

Study: Periodontal Disease Connected to Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke Those who argue that dentists could save their patients from a heart attack or stroke now can point to res.... Read More

Finding the Sweet Spot in Aesthetic Medicine

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:31 pm by admin

I want to look natural. Steven Dayan, MD, noted Chicago facial plastic surgeon and keynote speaker at the recent Symposium for Cosmetic Advancement & Laser Education (SCAL.... Read More

USPSTF Issues Final Recommendation on PSA-Based Screening

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:29 pm by admin

Last month, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published their final recommendation for screening men for prostate cancer. After reviewing the evidence, the task force is.... Read More

St. Jude Expands International Reach with St. Jude Global

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:15 pm by admin

Near the end of a news conference that ran about 90 minutes and included comments from prominent physicians from four different countries, James R. Downing, MD, concisely summ.... Read More

Alzheimer's Association Sees Increase in Federal Support

May 07, 2018 at 04:14 pm by admin

Patients, Researchers, Caregivers All Score Wins In March, President Donald Trump signed a massive $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill into law to fund the federal government..... Read More

UTHSC Department of Surgery Launches Global Institute

May 07, 2018 at 04:06 pm by admin

The Department of Surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has launched the UTHSC Global Surgery Institute to coordinate, suppor.... Read More

Being a Friendly City Not Always a Good Thing

Apr 10, 2018 at 01:40 pm by admin

When it comes to friendly environments in which conditions for asthma and allergies can flourish, Memphis is about as friendly as they come. In fact, the most recent annual ra.... Read More

The Influence of Telemedicine Continues to Grow in Mid-South

Mar 09, 2018 at 03:35 pm by admin

Baptist, Methodist Improving Outcomes With Technology Telemedicine, or telehealth, is rapidly making an impact in the Mid-South, with the number of improving patient outcomes.... Read More

Hope and Healing for Mental Illness is Possible

Mar 09, 2018 at 02:45 pm by admin

Accountable, Accessible, Affordable Care Reduces Hardship -- and Costs "There is no health without mental health; mental health is too important to be left to the professiona.... Read More

Get with the Guidelines: Blood Pressure Edition

Feb 08, 2018 at 09:25 am by admin

ACC, AHA Redefine Hypertension This past November, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association redefined the way clinicians and the public should think.... Read More