TDH will use Federal Grant Award to Reduce Pregnancy Related Deaths in Tennessee

Sep 06, 2022 at 06:48 pm by Staff

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health has received a $5M competitive federal grant to fund community and clinical programs that improve Tennessee’s matern.... Read More

Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Welcomes New CEO, Drew Tyrer

Sep 06, 2022 at 09:37 am by Staff

    NASHVILLE — Drew Tyrer has been appointed chief executive officer of TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville. As CEO, Tyrer will be respo.... Read More

Vanderbilt Health Launches ‘Work Perks’ to Celebrate Employees

Sep 06, 2022 at 09:23 am by Staff

Monthlong program offers perks, discounts and a grand prize “staycation”   Nashville - Vanderbilt Health will launch a new employee awards program, “W.... Read More

In the Rush to Curtail Abortion, States Adopt a Jumbled Stew of Definitions for Human Life

Sep 06, 2022 at 09:10 am by Staff

  By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News  As life-preserving medical technology advanced in the second half of the 20th century, doctors and families were faced.... Read More

Increased use of Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder During Pandemic Associated with Reduced Risk of Overdose

Sep 05, 2022 at 08:17 pm by Staff

The expansion of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with individuals staying in treatment longer and reducing their risk of medically treated over.... Read More

After a career of service to others, Raiford to retire

Sep 05, 2022 at 08:08 pm by Staff

  by John Howser   A chance opportunity to visit a friend in Nashville and give a lecture led David Raiford, MD, to Vanderbilt University Medical Center more than.... Read More

Better Than Average Effect in Healthcare

Sep 05, 2022 at 06:39 pm by Staff

By April Boykin, LCSW Consider how you rate your driving ability compared to everybody else you know. Compared to all those fellow travelers along I-40? What about your intel.... Read More

AMA Announces CPT Update for COVID-19 Boosters Adapted to Omicron

Sep 05, 2022 at 05:57 pm by Staff

New codes assigned to bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster doses from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTechThe American Medical Association (AMA) has announced an editorial update to&.... Read More

Enhancing Care for Children with Asthma

Sep 05, 2022 at 05:53 pm by Staff

By Jose R. Arias, Jr., MD According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 8.4 percent of American children have diagnosed asthma. In a concerted effor.... Read More

What We Owe Long COVID Patients

Sep 05, 2022 at 05:46 pm by Staff

By Dr. Zijian Chen When Gov. Andrew Cuomo shut down New York City in March 2020, we knew little about treating COVID-19. While treatment has improved considerably, most.... Read More