Home-based care provides dignity and independence to loved ones

Dec 08, 2023 at 12:22 am by Staff

  Numerous studies have shown more Americans prefer to receive care in their homes. A 2021 survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research&nb.... Read More

Give blood or platelets with Red Cross ahead of busy holiday weeks

Dec 08, 2023 at 12:15 am by Staff

  Give a gift, get a gift when donors come to give in December   As people make travel plans to celebrate with family and friends this year, the American Red Cros.... Read More

Brain Fitness is Among Fastest-Growing Medicare Advantage Benefits for 2024

Dec 07, 2023 at 11:56 pm by Staff

   An analysis of new data for 2024 from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reveals that “memory fitness” supplemental benefits (.... Read More

Ascension Saint Thomas and Lifepoint Health Celebrate Joint Venture and New Brand

Dec 07, 2023 at 11:46 pm by Staff

  NASHVILLE – Ascension Saint Thomas and Lifepoint Health hosted a celebration and blessing ceremony on Monday, December 4, to commemorate their joint venture pa.... Read More

Ascend Federal Credit Union Donates $13,720 to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Dec 07, 2023 at 11:37 pm by Staff

    Ascend Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in Middle Tennessee, announced today it has donated $10,000 to the Tennessee/Alabama Region of the L.... Read More

Hope Clinic for Women Appoints Director of Development

Dec 07, 2023 at 11:15 pm by Staff

  Hope Clinic for Women announced the addition of Elaina Francisco to the position of director of development, according to Kailey Cornett, chief executive officer for t.... Read More

ECMO-equipped Angel 7 crucial for young patient’s long care journey

Dec 05, 2023 at 11:29 am by Staff

  By Jessica Pasley Ashley Zombik never considered that angels could come in the form of a nearly 20,000-pound ambulance. But she is forever grateful to Angel 7 and.... Read More

Eden Biltibo is Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation scholar recipient

Dec 05, 2023 at 11:22 am by Staff

  By Tom Wilemon   Vanderbilt’s Eden Biltibo, MD, MS, is one of the first recipients of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation’s Scholars Program, a.... Read More

Many People of Color Worry Good Health Care Is Tied to Their Appearance

Dec 05, 2023 at 11:13 am by Staff

By Colleen DeGuzman, KFF Health News Many people from racial and ethnic minority groups brace themselves for insults and judgments before medical appointments, acc.... Read More

Patients Expected Profemur Artificial Hips to Last. Then They Snapped in Half.

Dec 05, 2023 at 11:07 am by Staff

  By Brett Kelman and Anna Werner, CBS News, KFF Health News    Bradley Little, a physical education teacher in Arizona, was leading his class.... Read More