Measles Resurgence in Tennessee: An Avoidable Public Health Emergency

Sep 01, 2025 at 02:39 pm by pjeter

  By GRANT K. STUDEBAKER, MD, FAAFP, FASAM   Measles, declared just 25 years ago to be eliminated in the United States, has returned in 2025 with unsettling force.... Read More

The Dos & Don’ts If You Receive a Notice of Intent to Sue Letter

Sep 01, 2025 at 02:02 pm by pjeter

  By JENNIFER HARRISON A “notice of intent” (NOI) letter from a patient (or patient’s next of kin if a wrongful death matter) puts healthcare provider.... Read More

AMA HOD Adopts New Policies on Medical Education

Jul 07, 2025 at 08:50 pm by pjeter

  CHICAGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD) convened at its Annual Meeting to adopt new policies aimed at strengthening medical edu.... Read More

St. Jude pathologist elected to Royal Society of London

Jul 07, 2025 at 08:35 pm by pjeter

  Leukemia researcher Dr. Charles G. Mullighan, senior deputy director of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been elected as a.... Read More

TMA Leadership Changes Announced for 2025-2026, as They Discuss Healthcare Policy  

Jul 07, 2025 at 08:33 pm by pjeter

    NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Medical Association (TMA) installed new and returning leaders at the organization’s 190th Annual Meeting in Franklin, Ten.... Read More

New Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications and Marketing Named at UTHSC

Jul 07, 2025 at 08:31 pm by pjeter

After an extensive nationwide search, Karla Leeper, PhD, MBA, MA, a highly accomplished communicator with decades of leadership experience in higher education and health care,.... Read More

Campbell Clinic Announces Partnership with Bristol, TN-based Appalachian Orthopedics

Jul 07, 2025 at 08:27 pm by pjeter

Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics, the largest and oldest multi-specialty orthopaedic practice in West Tennessee, has announced a partnership with Appalachian Orthopedics. The spec.... Read More

Two New Providers Join West Cancer Center

Jul 07, 2025 at 08:10 pm by pjeter

Dr. Cory Barrows is joining our palliative care team. She started last month and will be seeing patients two days a week at West while continuing to care for patients at Reg.... Read More

College of Nursing Dean to Lead UT Health Science Center’s Statewide Rural Health Initiative

Jul 07, 2025 at 08:06 pm by pjeter

  Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc APRN-Bc, FAAN, FAANP, dean of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing, will fill a new role as executive director a.... Read More

Dr. Jason Johnson Named Chief of Pediatric Cardiology and Executive Co-Director of the Heart Institute at Le Bonheur Children’s

Jul 07, 2025 at 08:02 pm by pjeter

  Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has announced Jason Johnson, MD, as Chief of Pediatric Cardiology and Executive Co-Director of the Heart Institute, effective July.... Read More

Saint Francis Medical Partners Welcomes New General Surgeon

Jul 07, 2025 at 07:59 pm by pjeter

  Saint Francis Medical Partners recently welcomed Keith R. Thomae, MD, a board-certified general surgeon, who joined Drs. Hugh Francis, III, Benjamin Gibson, IV, Alan H.... Read More

Regional One Health Names Medical Director for Firefighters Burn Center

Jul 07, 2025 at 07:56 pm by pjeter

  Regional One Health recently named Travis Webb, MD, medical director of its firefighters Burn Center, the only full-service burn center verified by the American Burn.... Read More

More Physicians Move to Practices Owned by Hospitals & Private Equity Groups

Jul 07, 2025 at 07:42 pm by pjeter

CHICAGO - Physicians continue to move away from private practices and increasinglywork at practices owned by hospitals or private equity groups, according to thelatest an.... Read More

HEALTHCARE LEADER: Kevin Foley, MD, Neurosurgeon, Semmes Murphey

Jul 07, 2025 at 07:34 pm by pjeter

Semmes Murphey Chairman has a lifelong passion for innovation By JAMES DOWD Dr. Kevin Foley’s path to becoming a world-renowned neurosurgeon, medical innovator,and cha.... Read More

‘Not Accountable to Anyone’: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options

Jul 07, 2025 at 07:21 pm by pjeter

By LAUREN SAUSSER, KFF Health News   BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rarecancer of the bile ducts, the disease had sprea.... Read More