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TOA Expanding Footprint in Middle Tennessee

Aug 10, 2015 at 12:32 am by Staff

Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance (TOA) is already one of Middle Tennessee’s largest orthopaedic providers … and there’s no sign of slowing down. In January 2016, the 53-physicia.... Read More
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Aegis Sciences Names Sports Science Leaders to Expert Panel

Aug 10, 2015 at 12:24 am by Staff

In June, Nashville-based Aegis Sciences Corporation announced members of its Aegis Shield™ Expert Panel. Comprised of leaders in fields including sports medicine, nutrition an.... Read More
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Vanderbilt LifeFlight Debuts New Airplane

Aug 05, 2015 at 12:19 am by Staff

Vanderbilt LifeFlight is adding a new airplane that will provide emergency medical transportation for infants, children and adults located essentially anywhere in the U.S.The.... Read More
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Community Health Systems Announces Plans to Spin off 38 Hospitals and Quorum Health Resources

Aug 03, 2015 at 03:41 pm by Staff

Franklin-based Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) (the "Company") announced on Aug. 3 that it plans to create a new publicly traded hospital company by spinning off to.... Read More
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Physician Groups Band Together to Address America’s Opioid Crisis

Jul 29, 2015 at 08:12 am by Staff

Opioid abuse is a serious public health problem that has reached crisis levels across the United States, with 44 people dying each day from overdose of opioids, and many more.... Read More
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Capella Sold to Medical Properties Trust

Jul 27, 2015 at 04:36 pm by Staff

Franklin-based Capella Healthcare, Inc. (“Capella”), a privately-owned provider of healthcare services and one of the largest for-profit hospital companies in the nation, anno.... Read More
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Landmark Global Study Provides New Evidence of Lymph Node Radiation Benefit in Long-Term Breast Cancer Control

Jul 24, 2015 at 05:47 am by Staff

A landmark clinical trial led by radiation oncologists in Australia, Canada and the United States has shown that radiation treatment of the lymph nodes in addition to the brea.... Read More
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The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Releases Global Statistics on Cosmetic Procedures

Jul 17, 2015 at 07:59 am by Staff

More than 20 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed worldwide in 2014, according to statistics released July 8 by the International Society of Aes.... Read More
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Small, New Study Shows More than Half of Breast Cancer Patients Develop Diastolic Dysfunction After Anthracycline-Based Chemotherapy

Jul 16, 2015 at 09:03 am by Staff

Patients who undergo treatment with anthracycline-based chemotherapy for breast cancer are at risk of developing diastolic dysfunction, according to a new study published in T.... Read More
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New CDC Study Highlights Pneumonia Hospitalizations Among U.S. Adults

Jul 15, 2015 at 08:52 am by Staff

Viruses, not bacteria, are the most commonly detected respiratory pathogens in U.S. adults hospitalized with pneumonia, according to a New England Journal of Medicine study re.... Read More