Abortion Bans Are Driving Off Doctors and Closing Clinics, Putting Basic Health Care at Risk

May 29, 2023 at 01:18 am by Staff

  By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News  The rush in conservative states to ban abortion after the overturn of Roe v. Wade is resulting in a startling consequence.... Read More

Kindness is Good Business When It Comes to Patients with Chronic Conditions

May 26, 2023 at 02:37 pm by Staff

  By Shane Reeves, PharmD, CEO TwelveStone Health Partners   In difficult and trying times, humanity finds common ground with one anecdote: Kindness. Whether it i.... Read More

Addressing the Escalating Nursing Shortage 

May 26, 2023 at 02:12 pm by Staff

  Dr. Andy Nydegger  Last week, I stopped by one of my favorite restaurants. In great anticipation, I approached the front door to find a sign that said, “Cl.... Read More

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Clearance of IND for New Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

May 23, 2023 at 11:45 am by Staff

  Cumberland initiating Phase II FIGHTING FIBROSIS™ clinical trial, Newest program in Cumberland’s ifetroban pipeline   Nashville – Cumberl.... Read More

Tennessee Commits $1 Million for People Living with ALS

May 23, 2023 at 11:38 am by Staff

  Nashville – The ALS Association, the country’s largest nonprofit organization devoted to curing and caring for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (A.... Read More

Nashville Health Care Council Celebrates 2023 Graduates, 10-Year Fellows Program Anniversary

May 22, 2023 at 11:21 pm by Staff

Intensive program inspires and invests in the next generation of healthcare leaders   NASHVILLE – The Nashville Health Care Council has announced the gradua.... Read More

Why do we make dying so difficult for the elderly?

May 22, 2023 at 10:45 pm by Staff

  By Michael Connelly    We have known for decades that the way most elderly patients die in the United States is a travesty. Instead of dying at home w.... Read More

FDA Approves Prescription Nasal Spray to Reverse Opioid Overdose

May 22, 2023 at 10:29 pm by Staff

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Opvee, the first nalmefene hydrochloride nasal spray for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose in adults.... Read More

A Striking Gap Between Deaths of Black and White Babies Plagues the South

May 22, 2023 at 10:23 pm by Staff

  By Lauren Sausser, KFF Health News   Years before the Bamberg County Hospital closed in 2012, and the next-closest hospital in neighboring Barnwell s.... Read More

A More Aggressive FTC Is Starting to Target Drug Mergers and Industry Middlemen

May 22, 2023 at 10:08 pm by Staff

By Arthur Allen, KFF Health News Under the leadership of an aggressive opponent of anti-competitive business practices, the Federal Trade Commission is moving agai.... Read More