Regional One Health adds several robotic surgical systems
Regional One Health is improving its surgical care by upgrading its technologies with the addition of a hybrid operating room and robotic surgical systems.
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Le Bonheur hires its first chief of child psychology, behavioral health
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has named Dr. Donald J. Bearden its first chief of pediatric psychology and behavioral health.
Old Medical District Holiday Inn to be demolished as UTHSC modernizes
The demolition of the old Holiday Inn hotel tower at 969 Madison Ave. in the Memphis Medical District is underway with expected completion by February.
Fire and ice is a very hot — and then very cold — health trend
Sixty-year-old Dena Dodson is known — in at least one particular circle — as “The Ice Queen.” Dodson is a devotee of contrast therapy, in which participants alternate between time in a sauna and time in an ice bath. But it’s the ice bath she really likes.
Guest column: Declining vaccination rates have opened the door for measles to return
Parents, grandparents, caregivers: Think back to when you brought home your newborn infant. Remember how proud you were, how in love you were and how you would do anything you could to make sure to care for and protect them.
County grant panel near recommending ways to avoid future abuse
The idea of requiring groups that get grants from the Shelby County Board of Commissioners to provide receipts on how they spent the money comes with some problems, according to a Memphis company that works with nonprofits on applying for such grants.
New Binghampton clinic will offer free care for diabetes, obesity and more
ShelbyCares is launching a new community clinic in Binghampton on Thursday, March 27, that will expand access to preventative health care services.
Movers & Shakers
After an extensive nationwide search, Dr. Michael Hocker has been named the new executive dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.