Clinical

Fighting Fire with Fire

Sep 09, 2019 at 04:31 pm by Staff

Corizon MAT Pilot in Philadelphia Takes on Opioid Addiction The opioid epidemic crosses all demographic and geographic boundaries, but one common thread is intensity of use.... Read More

Addressing Addiction

Sep 09, 2019 at 04:23 pm by Staff

Oklahoma Judge Orders J&J to Pay As we were going to layout on the September issue, an Oklahoma judge issued a landmark ruling in one of many cases across the country brou.... Read More

New Data Shows Continued Decline in Opioid Prescribing

Sep 09, 2019 at 04:04 pm by Staff

The 2017 Tennessee Opioid Summary by the National Institute on Drug Abuse found the state had the third highest prescribing rate for opioids in the nation in 2017 with 94.4 op.... Read More

National Opioid Policy Roadmap Highlights State Efforts Helping End the Epidemic

Sep 09, 2019 at 04:00 pm by Staff

The American Medical Association (AMA) and Manatt Health released an analysis today identifying effective state policies used to combat the opioid epidemic. The analysis look.... Read More

AMA Urges Public to Avoid E-cigarette Use Amid Nationwide Investigation of Lung Illness Outbreak

Sep 09, 2019 at 03:55 pm by Staff

Statement Attributable to: Patrice A. Harris M.D., M.A., President, American Medical Association "In light of increasing reports of e-cigarette-associated lung illnesses acro.... Read More

TDH Reports Six Cases Of Vaping-Associated Respiratory Disease

Sep 06, 2019 at 03:34 pm by Staff

The Tennessee Department of Health has reported six cases of suspected serious respiratory disease among people who use electronic cigarettes or other vaping devices. The Cent.... Read More

State on Lookout for Hep A, Vaping-Associated Respiratory Illness

Sep 06, 2019 at 03:30 pm by Staff

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) is on the lookout for additional hepatitis A cases and also asking healthcare providers to be alert to serious respiratory illness tha.... Read More

MHA Releases Back to School Toolkit for the 2019-2020 School Year

Aug 26, 2019 at 01:43 pm by Staff

In recognition of the challenges a new school year presents for children and adolescents, Mental Health America (MHA) is providing new resources on student mental health (http.... Read More

AMA Grants MycoDART CPT Code For Its Life-Saving Test

Aug 12, 2019 at 04:10 pm by Staff

MycoDART, Inc., developer of proprietary DNA tests, announced its second patented assay has been granted a CPT code from the American Medical Association. MycoDART-PCR for Asp.... Read More

Beating the Odds

Aug 08, 2019 at 03:23 pm by Staff

Immunotherapy Trial Proves Effective in Delaying Onset of Type 1 Diabetes Researchers at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt have completed a clinical trial, w.... Read More