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Thomas S. Reed
West Tennessee Market Publisher |
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You are holding the first edition of the West Tennessee Medical News. It is part of a family of 11 Medical Newspapers ranging across the Southeast in places like Memphis, Nashville, East Tennessee, Tampa, Orlando, Charlotte, Birmingham, Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas.
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Mid-South Hospitals Remain Vigilant in Disaster Preparedness
Last month Tennessee, along with Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky and Mississippi, endured the deadliest tornado rampage in two decades. The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed more than 80 tornadoes from level EF0 toEF4 touched down across these states on February 5-6, bringing a death toll of 59. Thirty-three were Tennesseans.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Memphis Bioworks Foundation Progresses Bioscience Industry Through Education and Business
When the Memphis Bioworks® Foundation (MBF) first formed in 2001, president and CEO Steve Bares and the foundation board mapped out an ambitious yet achievable strategy to nourish the local bioscience industry. Connectivity in research, education, job training and commerce is central to the Foundation’s mission to distinguish Memphis as an internationally recognized center for the development and commercialization of biomedical technology.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Charting the Course
NIH Launches the Human Microbiome Project
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have shown that obese mice have a different proportion of one microorganism to another one in their gut than lean mice do. Could this someday lead to a treatment to battle obesity in humans? It might, and this promising discovery points to why the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) newest “roadmap” initiative is so important.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Identified RSV Risk Factors Help Categorize Susceptibility in Immunocompromised Children
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia among infants and children under 1 year of age. The majority of children recover in eight to 15 days, but for children with cancer or an otherwise compromised immune system, RSV is generally more prolonged and severe with a greater potential to be fatal.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Physicians Gear Up for the Medicare NPI Number Switch
Medicare is in the process of instituting new National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers for reimbursement that are required as part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Administrative Simplification Standard. NPI is a unique identification number for covered healthcare providers.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Novel Procedure Provides Targeted Radiation to Challenging Spinal Tumors
Treating tumors and inoperable growths in the spine is a delicate task that requires comprehensive planning. Typically the location of these lesions is in close proximity to vital organs and the risks from surgery or radiation tend to nullify the benefits. Fortunately, a novel technique known as stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is providing clinicians a way to deliver powerful radiation to tumors that are not amenable to traditional methods.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Lawrence M. Pfeffer, PhD, scientific director of the UT Center for Cancer Research |
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UT Cancer Institute Evolves Research Capabilities
Memphis is increasingly becoming a hotbed of basic science research and with foundations in orthopedics, pediatric cancer and neurology, administrators at University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) understand the valuable opportunities available in cancer research that correlate to the strengths of the local medical industry.
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First author Dr. Maddalena T. Tilli, confocal microscope with digital photo of breast biopsy tissue, and Dr. Priscilla A. Furth (Professor at Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Georgetown University and Dr. Tilli’s mentor) |
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Better, Safer, Faster
Experimental Technique Offers Hope for Improved Biopsy Analysis
Although it’s all too easy to become immune to claims of “latest, greatest, better, best” in today’s rapidly changing world of medical technology, the fact remains that much of what has been discovered and refined over the past couple of decades has indeed been revolutionary in terms of patient care and outcomes.
CINDY SANDERS |
Beware the HIPAA Risk that Hides in Plain Sight
Many times throughout the workday, healthcare providers and administrators unwittingly leave private patient information — protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) — lying around the office.
The source of this penalty-worthy security infraction? The ubiquitous fax machine.
LYNNE JETER |
Grand Rounds March
New Bluff City Medical Society IPA Offers Opportunity for Growth and Connectivity
AMA Foundation Honors Memphis, Tennessee Physician For Increasing Access To Health Care In The U.S.
Methodist Names Administrator
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Uses Next Generation Ultrasound Technology to Fight Heart Disease
Peter A. Netland is President-Elect of Statewide Organization
Sleep Labs of Memphis in Cordova Re-Accredited
Dr. Jerome Thompson Selected for JDRF Lay Review Committee
Nurse Camp is Coming!
Baptist Memphis ranked in top five percent in nation
Regional Hospital Of Jackson Announces New CEO
Dr. Timothy Sweo Joins Sports, Orthopedics and Spine
2007 Medical Office Personnel Salary and Benefits Survey Available
Lion’s Clubs Donate $10,000 To Disaster Recovery Services
Physician joins Apex Cardiology
NIH Appoints Dr. Lupo T. Carlota to National Council
West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation Taking Donations for Disaster Relief Fund
Magnolia Regional Health Center Breaks Ground on New Cancer Center
West Clinic Named Best Oncology Practice in America by Hematology & Oncology News & Issues
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Meri Armour thanks Le Bonheur Associates who helped form a giant heart around the groundbreaking event area. |
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Le Bonheur Breaks Ground on New Hospital
A vision five years in the making is closer to fruition with the groundbreaking of Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center’s state-of-the-art, 610,000 square foot children’s hospital. When it opens in 2010, Le Bonheur will double its current space for patient care, research and teaching. Designated to open in 2010, the new 12-story hospital will include 225 beds and have dedicated units for pediatric, cardiovascular and neonatal intensive care.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Physician Spotlight: Dr. Matthew Wilson
For Dr. Matthew Wilson, saving the lives of his eye-cancer patients while keeping the eye and preserving its vision are matters of priority — in that order.
Yet the increasing ability to do all three is changing the nature of ocular oncology, said Wilson, an ocular surgeon at Methodist University Hospital and associate professor of ophthalmology at the Hamilton Eye Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
LUCY SCHULTZE |
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