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As Concerns Rise, Will More Doctors Retire Early?
Physicians are weighing their options for retirement in a pessimistic environment complicated by rising healthcare costs, legislation affecting Medicare, and overall healthcare reform...Read More
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HEALTHCARE LEADER: Bryan Ikerd
Administrator, Trezevant Terrace De-Institutionalizing Assisted Living
Notwithstanding the unpopular alternative, aging is a certainty we all face with varying degrees of trepidation; so it’s reassuring to find that administrator Bryan Ikerd is committed to delivering a warmer...
JUDY OTTO |
Memphis on the Mend: Creative Aging Midsouth
Improving Quality of Life for Seniors with Music and the Arts
Awakenings. It was a best-selling book. It was an Academy Award-nominated film. It’s also a fairly common occurrence in many Memphis assisted-living centers. Of course,...
PAMELA HARRIS |
Hey Doc, Your Website is Dead
Remember the Tamagotchi? It was popular with teens and preteens in the late 1990s. Owners of these pocket-sized toys were told, “The Tamagotchi is a tiny pet from cyberspace that needs your love to survive and...
TIM NICHOLSON |
Hospitals Prepare For Costly Coding Changes
Coding for medical diagnoses will change dramatically on Oct. 1, 2014, when the ICD-9 codes are replaced by ICD-10, but Memphis-area hospitals say that despite the addition of thousands of codes, they are ready...
JONATHAN DEVIN |
Patient Safety Takes Flight in Tennessee
TCPS, LifeWings Partner to Implement TeamSTEPPS
The Tennessee Center for Patient Safety (TCPS) recently announced a collaborative agreement with LifeWings Partners LLC, a West Tennessee company that has adapted the best practices...
CINDY SANDERS |
CONNECTing Caregivers to Prevent Patient Falls
Preventing America’s seniors from falling is a national health priority both in terms of injury and cost. Yet, fall prevention programs have only proven to be marginally successful over the long term...
CINDY SANDERS |
As Concerns Rise, Will More Doctors Retire Early?
Physicians are weighing their options for retirement in a pessimistic environment complicated by rising healthcare costs, legislation affecting Medicare, and overall healthcare reform...
JONATHAN DEVIN |
PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Alan Levy
Dermatologist’s Career Takes a U-Turn at Silicon Valley
Many young people have set their sights on a career in medicine, only to change goals along the way because they didn’t have the right stuff, the costs were too high or the demands too severe...
RON COBB |
Grand Rounds June
New Directors at Regional Medical Center
The Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce the following new additions to their staff:
Jana Jones, Administrator, Ambulatory Surgery…Jones is the administrator for Ambulatory Surgery now under construction at Regional Medical Center. Jana most recently...
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Many Young Americans Unaware They're Infected With HIV
Title: Many Young Americans Unaware They're Infected With HIV
Category: Health News
Created: 6/17/2013 4:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/18/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Wednesday, June 19, 2013 2:00 am CDT
| | Junk Food Ads May Help Drive Obesity in Hispanic Kids, Study Suggests
Title: Junk Food Ads May Help Drive Obesity in Hispanic Kids, Study Suggests
Category: Health News
Created: 6/17/2013 4:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/18/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Wednesday, June 19, 2013 2:00 am CDT
| | Kids With Autism May Find Human Voice Unpleasant
Title: Kids With Autism May Find Human Voice Unpleasant
Category: Health News
Created: 6/17/2013 4:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/18/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Wednesday, June 19, 2013 2:00 am CDT
| | Red Meat Linked to Increased Diabetes Risk
Title: Red Meat Linked to Increased Diabetes Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 6/17/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/18/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Wednesday, June 19, 2013 2:00 am CDT
| | Saturated Fat May Make the Brain Vulnerable to Alzheimer's
Title: Saturated Fat May Make the Brain Vulnerable to Alzheimer's
Category: Health News
Created: 6/17/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/18/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Wednesday, June 19, 2013 2:00 am CDT
| | Hot Weather Takes Toll on Farmworkers: Study
Title: Hot Weather Takes Toll on Farmworkers: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 6/17/2013 6:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/18/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Wednesday, June 19, 2013 2:00 am CDT
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