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Wall Street Looks at Healthcare Industry
NHCC Hosts Panel DiscussionA group of prominent analysts who study the financial ups and downs of the healthcare industry discussed Wall Street's View on Prospects for the Health Care Industry at a recent Nashville Health Care Council luncheon and thought they saw a flicker of light at the end of the tunnel for the year 2009...
KELLY PRICE |
Of Mice, Men and Molecular Neurobehavior
Vanderbilt Opens Brain Disorders Research LabIn mid-January, Vanderbilt University Medical Center opened a one-of-a-kind animal laboratory dedicated to the advancement of brain disorder research.
The 9,000 square feet of space devoted to the study of mouse and rat behavior is believed to be among the largest in academia.
CINDY SANDERS |
Moving from Theory to Therapy
Vanderbilt Helps Close the Gap in Drug Discovery"The Valley of Death"... that's how researchers refer to the gap between basic science and commercial clinical application where many a promising research project has gone to wither away.
Five years ago, P. Jeffrey Conn, PhD, left pharmaceutical giant Merck to launch a new program at Vanderbilt focused on helping researchers navigate the vast expense... and expanse... between discovery in a lab and a prescription pad in a physician's office.
CINDY SANDERS |
BIOTECH SPECIAL INTEREST
Tennessee Biotechnology Association to Participate in Atlanta BIO ConventionFrom involvement in an international meeting this May to encouraging stronger support for the biotechnology industry from state government and lawmakers, the Tennessee Biotechnology Association is tackling a roster of initiatives that members hope will result in more biotech jobs and investments in Tennessee.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Vital Signs
Though it's off to what some pundits have called a rocky start, the Obama administration still apparently has its eyes trained on healthcare reform in the near future. The stimulus bill that passed last month had some provisions in it pertaining to this corner of the economy, but no sweeping changes have been enacted or proposed in any definite form just yet.
WALKER DUNCAN |
Sarah Cannon Adds to their Cancer Armamentarium
CyberKnife Brings Powerful Weapon to Middle TennesseeFirst do no harm.
This guiding precept impacts every decision a physician makes. For radiation oncologists, it has sometimes been a major stumbling block when it comes to fighting aggressive or hard-to-reach tumors...
CINDY SANDERS |
Nowhere to Hide
Vanderbilt Researchers Illuminate Cancer Treatments that Truly WorkEvery minute counts when a patient is battling cancer. The last thing a physician wants to do is waste time on a treatment regimen that isn't optimal.
Thanks to groundbreaking research at Vanderbilt, oncologists may soon know in days... rather than weeks or months... if tumors are responding to a prescribed protocol.
CINDY SANDERS |
Bringing New Hope to Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Prevention and early detection of colon cancer are still keys to a cure, but now advances in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer are making even disease that has spread a beatable form. As recently as 1997, the average survival for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer was one year.
JOHANNA C. BENDELL, SB, MD |
Drilling Down to Eliminate Cancer Disparities
AACR Seeks Solutions through Inclusive ResearchNearly 80 percent of children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) can be cured today.
Although this statistic holds true for Caucasian children in the United States, for Hispanic and American Indian children... not so much...
CINDY SANDERS |
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To Market Your Hospital, Know Your Market
Nashville Market Researchers Explain the Value of Data GatheringWhen people not in the marketing business are asked to define the word "marketing," most respond with answers related to advertising.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Marketing Your Healthcare Services
"Consumer Engagement" is Today's BuzzwordMarketing healthcare isn't so much about catchy slogans on billboards anymore. Especially in today's tough economy, cyber communication even to individual consumers is the name of the game. That's according to Richard K. Thomas, vice president of Health and Performance Resources, a Memphis-based consulting firm.
A member of the preventive-medicine faculty at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Thomas has penned several books on the subject...
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Physician Spotlight: William J. Harb, MD
Harb Takes Inherited Colorectal Cancer Personally and Works to Beat ItWilliam J. Harb, MD, was 12 years old when his paternal grandfather died of colon cancer, and the death directly influenced the direction of the boy's life. Today, Harb is a board-certified general surgeon who specializes in the surgical management of diseases of the colon and rectum.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Healthcare Enterprise: Murfreesboro BioVentures Offers Nucleic Acid Services and Products
Food Safety a Top FocusNestled between a retail strip center and an upscale neighborhood, there's an attractive, two-story brick building in the curve of a Murfreesboro cul-de-sac. With no signage to indicate what's inside, passersby may decide it's a commercial office of some sort, obviously busy since a FedEx self-service drop box is next to the front door.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Trusted Advisor: Innovations In Prosthetics
The study and development of prosthetic devices and components has experienced rapid development during the past several years, providing great benefits to amputees worldwide.
According to the Web site of the Encyclopedia of Surgery, there are over 350,000 amputees with a prosthetic device in the United States. An average of 135,000 new amputations occur annually with the majority of them resulting from vascular disease, cancer, infection, trauma and birth defects.
Rob Pittman, CPO/L, President Superior Orthotics and Prosthetics |
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