Malpractice: Primary & Secondary Prevention

Sep 14, 2016 at 11:11 am by admin

Part art, part science delivered by imperfect humans and impacted by hundreds of variables from a tiny protein on a gene to an individual’s age and socioeconomic status – the.... Read More

Two Physicians Join the Staff at MidSouth Imaging

Sep 14, 2016 at 11:09 am by admin

Two physicians this month joined the staff at MidSouth Imaging .David Martineau, DO, will practice neuroradiology at Baptist Memorial Hospitals - Memphis, Collierville, DeSoto.... Read More

Pair Joins Care Management Team at HealthChoice

Sep 14, 2016 at 11:06 am by admin

HealthChoice, a Memphis physician hospital organization, has added two new members to its care management team.Dannine Austin has joined HealthChoice as a care manager for pat.... Read More

UTHSC Professor Receives $1.67 Million Research Grant

Sep 14, 2016 at 11:01 am by admin

Linda Myers, MD, of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has received a $1.67 million grant for research into autoimmune arthritis. Her project is titled,.... Read More

UTHSC to Hold Symposium on Colorectal Cancer on September 17

Sep 14, 2016 at 11:00 am by admin

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Division of Surgical Oncology will host a half-day symposium on colorectal cancer Saturday, September 17, from 7:30 am to 1:1.... Read More

TMA’s Annual Insurance Workshop Scheduled October 4

Sep 14, 2016 at 10:59 am by admin

The Tennessee Medical Association (TMA) will hold its 36th annual Insurance Workshop from 8 am to 4 pm Tuesday, October 4, at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, 3700 Centr.... Read More

Saint Francis Receives Stroke Quality Achievement Award

Sep 14, 2016 at 10:56 am by admin

Saint Francis Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target.... Read More

Memphian’s New Book Tells of a Family’s Dealing with Sepsis

Sep 14, 2016 at 10:55 am by admin

Healing in High Gear, a book written by Memphian Amy Howell about a family’s dealing with Sepsis has been released this month – national Sepsis awareness month.The work is an.... Read More

Campbell Clinic Opens Walk-In Clinics at All Locations

Sep 14, 2016 at 10:54 am by admin

Campbell Clinic has launched walk-in clinics at all five of its locations – Germantown, Collierville, Cordova, Southaven and the medical center. Patients with acute orthopedic.... Read More

UTHSC Names Mahul Amin, MD, Chair of the Department of Pathology

Sep 14, 2016 at 10:52 am by admin

Mahul Amin, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Pathology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and also will be th.... Read More

New Therapies Help Reduce Injuries, Allow Athletes to Heal More Quickly

Aug 11, 2016 at 11:21 am by admin

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Methodist’s Breen Keeps Close Eye on Physician Alignment

Aug 11, 2016 at 11:16 am by admin

Editor’s Note – In roughly a ten-year period beginning in 2000, hospitals began buying up medical practices at a feverish pace. Figures from the American Hospital Association.... Read More

Phillip Langsdon Sets Goals For Memphis Medical Society

Aug 11, 2016 at 11:04 am by admin

As president-elect of the Memphis Medical Society, Phillip R. Langsdon, MD, has set his sights high for his term in office. He wants to help organize a program that has the po.... Read More

Memphis Plastic Surgeon Using New Procedure to Treat Migraines

Aug 11, 2016 at 10:04 am by admin

Chronic migraine headache sufferers have had only limited options for relief until physicians discovered the connection between Botox and compressed nerves. Memphis plastic su.... Read More

TMA Board Approves 2017 Legislative Priorities

Aug 11, 2016 at 08:55 am by admin

Payer accountability, maintenance of certification and scope of practice will be among the top legislative issues that the Tennessee Medical Association takes on during the 20.... Read More