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No Pagers Underwater: Doctors on the Healing Power of Diving

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“I have no memory of not being in the water,” says J. Richard Walker, MD, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Walker grew up at sea.


To ensure success, consumers’ nutrition literacy levels should factor into fda’s new front-of-package labeling

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As the FDA moves to finalize a rule requiring front-of-package (FOP) nutrition labels on most packaged foods and beverages in the US, new research suggests that while the proposed “Nutrition Info Box,” showing levels of saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar, was found to work best for consumers who had higher nutrition literacy, it may… Read More


To Ensure Success, Consumers’ Nutrition Literacy Levels Should Factor Into FDA’s New Front-of-Package Labeling

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As the FDA moves to finalize a rule requiring front-of-package (FOP) nutrition labels on most packaged foods and beverages in the US, new research suggests that while the proposed “Nutrition Info Box,” showing levels of saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar, was found to work best for consumers who had higher nutrition literacy, it may… Read More


To ensure success, consumers’ nutrition literacy levels should factor into FDA’s new front-of-package labeling

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As the FDA moves to finalize a rule requiring front-of-package (FOP) nutrition labels on most packaged foods and beverages in the US, new research suggests that while the proposed “Nutrition Info Box,” showing levels of saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar, was found to work best for consumers who had higher nutrition literacy, it may… Read More


To Ensure Success, Consumers’ Nutrition Literacy Levels Should Factor Into FDA’s New Front-of-Package Labeling

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A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine assessed how various nutrition label designs could potentially guide consumers of all education and income levels toward healthier foods and beverages


Hixson Dental Group Adds Dr. Jim Thompson

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Hixson Dental Group, a Legacy Dental Group practice, announces Dr. Jim Thompson as the newest member of its dental team.


Tenure Under Threat

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A spate of firings in the fall revealed just how corroded tenure protections have become. How did we get here?


Women Who Lead in Health Care: Dr. Violiza Inoa of Semmes Murphey Clinic/UTHSC

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Expanding access to high-quality neurological care is one of the most meaningful through lines in Dr. Violiza Inoa’s career.