Updated CON Law Now in Effect

Jul 05, 2016 at 06:24 pm by Staff

Over the past several years, a lively conversation morphed into a hotly debated discussion as proponents and opponents of Tennessee's Certificate of Need (CON) law lined up th.... Read More

Andrew W. Gurman, MD, Inaugurated as 171st President of AMA

Jun 14, 2016 at 05:10 pm by Staff

Andrew W. Gurman, MD, an orthopedic hand surgeon from Hollidaysburg, Penn., was sworn in on June 14 as the 171st president of the American Medical Association (AMA). In leadin.... Read More

AMA Labels Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis

Jun 14, 2016 at 12:56 pm by Staff

CHICAGO, June 14 2016 ... In the wake of the worst mass shooting in American history and with more than 6,000 deaths already in 2016 from gun violence, the American Medical As.... Read More

To Screen or Not to Screen?

Jun 08, 2016 at 01:30 pm by Staff

Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in men in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute.... Read More

Fighting the Good Fight

Jun 08, 2016 at 01:21 pm by Staff

Childhood cancer is meeting its match in Nashville, where Jennifer Domm, MD, MSCI, serves as medical director of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at The Children’s Hospital at Tr.... Read More

Men and HIV

Jun 08, 2016 at 01:05 pm by Staff

In the United States, men account for more than 76 percent of all adults and adolescents living with HIV infection, and 67 percent of those are gay, bisexual, and other men wh.... Read More

Creating a Healthy Workplace Culture

Jun 08, 2016 at 12:53 pm by Staff

Nashville-based employee benefits and human resources consulting firm Paradigm Group recently wrapped the company’s second annual conference focused on helping employers creat.... Read More

Boots on the Ground

Jun 08, 2016 at 12:42 pm by Staff

There are numerous reasons companies and organizations should want to enhance the wellness of their employees and members, noted Miller Chandler, owner of Nashville-based Foun.... Read More

Saint Thomas Health Performs First Heart Transplant in Five Years

Jun 08, 2016 at 12:38 pm by Staff

On Wednesday, May 11, Saint Thomas Health resumed its heart transplant program with a successful procedure performed by renowned cardiothoracic surgeon Ashok N. Babu, MD. The.... Read More

Belmont Expands Programming, Scholarships

Jun 08, 2016 at 12:28 pm by Staff

It’s been a busy spring for Belmont University, which recently announced a new undergraduate and graduate program to expand healthcare offerings, launched a $300 million fundr.... Read More