Teens With Addiction Are Often Left to Detox Without Medication

Aug 07, 2023 at 10:05 pm by Staff

By Markian Hawryluk, KFF Health News    DENVER — When Denver Health wanted to open an inpatient opioid detox unit specifically for teens, doctors there.... Read More

Survey: Americans Want Weight Loss Drugs Despite High Cost

Aug 07, 2023 at 09:54 pm by Staff

By Julie Appleby, KFF Health News    Many Americans really want to lose weight — and a new poll shows nearly half of adults would be interested in takin.... Read More

‘Conscience’ Bills Let Medical Providers Opt Out of Providing a Wide Range of Care

Aug 07, 2023 at 09:39 pm by Staff

  By Carly Graf, KFF Health News A new Montana law will provide sweeping legal protections to health care practitioners who refuse to prescribe marijuana or partic.... Read More

Doctors Sound Alarm About Child Nicotine Poisoning as Vapes Flood the US Market

Aug 07, 2023 at 09:34 pm by Staff

  By Liz Szabo, KFF Health News    Hospital toxicologist Ryan Marino has seen up close the violent reactions of children poisoned by liquid nicotine fro.... Read More

The Real Costs of the New Alzheimer’s Drug, Most of Which Will Fall to Taxpayers

Aug 07, 2023 at 09:22 pm by Staff

  By Arthur Allen, KFF Health News   The first drug purporting to slow the advance of Alzheimer’s disease is likely to cost the U.S. health care system.... Read More

American Health Partners Completes Sale of Tennessee Quality Care to Addus HomeCare Corporation

Aug 07, 2023 at 09:01 pm by Staff

  Tennessee Quality Care provides home health and hospice servicesin more than 50 counties in Tennessee   Franklin – American Health Partners, a t.... Read More

Middle Tennessee Pediatricians Partner with Nashville-based GoCheck Kids to Launch Innovative Eye Screening Solution to Detect Vision Disorders at an Earlier Age

Aug 07, 2023 at 08:58 pm by Staff

  Advanced vision screening technology can be used to screen patients as young as 1 year old   NASHVILLE − VIP Children’s Clinic has announced a partn.... Read More

MMCV, Inc. (A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Meharry Medical College) Adds Lawrence Hall as Vice President of Business Development

Aug 07, 2023 at 08:52 pm by Staff

  Nashville – Meharry Medical College Ventures, Inc. (MMCV, Inc.), a wholly owned subsidiary of Meharry Medical College, announced today the selection of Lawrence.... Read More

To Best Serve Patients, Ophthalmologists Offering a Full Array of Vision-Correcting Surgeries

Aug 07, 2023 at 06:15 pm by Staff

  By Scott D. Barnes, MD, Chief Medical Officer of STAAR Surgical   When I first heard about photo refractive keratectomy (PRK), I was wearing a Green Beret and r.... Read More

Memory Lapse or Medical Concern: General Anesthesia’s Role in Memory Impairment

Aug 07, 2023 at 06:03 pm by Staff

  By Dr. Kenneth Kim, Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon, Los Angeles, CA   While initially a remarkable achievement, general anesthesia hasn’t made any signif.... Read More