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

2018 MIPS Update: 10 Changes You Should Know About

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:25 pm by admin

In the new 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Final Rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has outlined a wide range of changes to its value-based care pro.... 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

Methodist Physician Observes Medical Care in South Korea

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:13 pm by admin

Evan Glazer, MD, a surgical oncologist with UT Methodist Physicians and West Cancer Center, spent 18 days in South Korea learning, sharing, and observing the most common types.... Read More

UTHSC Professor Wins CORNET Award in Drug Discovery

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:12 pm by admin

Sue Chin Lee, PhD, an assistant professor of Physiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has been awarded the UTHSC/Sout.... Read More

Campbell Clinic Breaks Ground for New Facility

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:11 pm by admin

Campbell Clinic took a step closer to a new, four-story medical office building with a ground breaking celebration last month on a five-acre parcel adjacent to its current loc.... Read More

Wajih Istanbouli, MD, Joins Methodist Medical Group

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:09 pm by admin

Wajih Istanbouli has joined Methodist Medical Group and will practice internal medicine at Methodist Medical Group, 6570 Summer Oaks Cove. He earned his medical license at Ale.... Read More

Mehul Patel, MD, Joins Sutherland Cardiology Clinic

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:08 pm by admin

Mehul Patel, MD, a structural and adult congenital heart disease specialist, and an interventional cardiologist has joined Sutherland Cardiology Clinic. Dr. Patel earned his m.... Read More

BlueCross Launches Healthy Place Program in Memphis

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:07 pm by admin

The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation announced the first project under its new strategic focus, the BlueCross Healthy Place program, will be a revitalized.... Read More

Riders to Pedal for Organ Donation

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:06 pm by admin

The 7th Annual 'Ride for Life for Organ & Tissue Donation Awareness' bicycle event will be held Sunday, June 24, at 7:00 am at Memorial Park, 5668 Poplar Ave. near Poplar.... Read More

Derek Kelly Honored by Pediatric Orthopedic Society

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:06 pm by admin

Derek M. Kelly, MD, a physician at Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics, received the Special Effort and Excellence Award from the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSN.... Read More

Two Memphis Hospitals Honored for Excellence in Stroke Care

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:05 pm by admin

Two Memphis hospitals - Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett and Methodist University Hospital (MUH) - have received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's G.... Read More

Behavioral Healthcare Center at Memphis Changes Its Name

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:05 pm by admin

The Behavioral Healthcare Center at Memphis has changed its name to Unity Psychiatric Care, however a spokesperson stressed that its mission remains the same: to provide acute.... Read More

UTHSC's Altha Stewart Installed as President of Psychiatric Organization

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:04 pm by admin

Altha Stewart, MD, an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), is the new president of the American Psychiatric Associat.... Read More

Five Memphis CNOs Share Nursing Insights

May 07, 2018 at 04:41 pm by admin

Compassionate Roundtable Discusses Job's Most Vital Issues Editor's note: Five chief nursing officers from five Memphis hospitals were invited by the Memphis Medical News t.... Read More