Duke LifePoint Healthcare Names Phillips Chief Medical Officer

Apr 19, 2017 at 01:33 pm by Staff

Duke LifePoint Healthcare, a joint venture of Duke University Health System and LifePoint Health, has announced that Harry R. Phillips, III, MD, FACC, FSCAI, has been appointe.... Read More

Op-Ed: Organ and Tissue Donors: The Best of Humankind

Apr 17, 2017 at 09:41 am by Staff

Since 2003, April has been set aside as National Donate Life Month to help encourage Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors, and to celebrate those who have sav.... Read More

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers, Franklin, partners with TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® to Kick Off Movers for Moms® Drive to Help Mothers in Shelters

Apr 13, 2017 at 09:28 am by Staff

Though Mother's Day is intended to be a joyous occasion for women across the country, thousands of moms will be overlooked on this special holiday because they are forced to l.... Read More

May 4-7: 12th Annual SCALE Meeting Will Include New Psoriasis Session

Apr 11, 2017 at 05:17 pm by Staff

The Tennessee Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery, Inc. (TSLMS) invites you to the 12th annual meeting of SCALE, Symposium for Cosmetic Advances & Laser Education, on.... Read More

Meharry Investigators Seek to End Racial Health Disparities

Apr 11, 2017 at 05:12 pm by Staff

It's no secret that ethnicity and health disparities are strongly linked, and the Meharry Clinical and Translational Research Center (MeTRC) is working to connect the dots. Es.... Read More

Peanut Allergies: A Hard Nut to Crack

Apr 11, 2017 at 04:52 pm by Staff

New Guidelines, Potential Therapy Offer a Shift in the Prevailing Wind Peanuts are considered one of nature's healthiest foods ... unless, of course, you are one of the three.... Read More

Finding His Way Home

Apr 11, 2017 at 04:17 pm by Staff

Nashville Native Daniel Sacks, MD, Now Practicing at OAT Otolaryngologist Daniel Sacks, MD, has come home to Nashville ... and couldn't be happier. Having recently completed h.... Read More

OP Ed: Move More Month: Readers, Get Walking and Get Healthy!

Apr 11, 2017 at 04:03 pm by Staff

April is Move More Month, and I encourage everyone to put on their shoes, hit the pavement and experience the many health benefits of walking - which may be one of the simples.... Read More

Coming to Their Senses

Apr 11, 2017 at 08:33 am by Staff

Vanderbilt Smell & Taste Center Offers Hope for Patients with Sensory Loss A new initiative at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center is offering hope to those with often o.... Read More

THA Releases 2017 Rural Impact Report

Apr 11, 2017 at 08:24 am by Staff

In late March, the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) issued its 2017 Rural Impact Report, which found the state's 61 rural hospitals provided 15,654 jobs with a total annua.... Read More