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Knocking Down Barriers to Affordable Higher Education

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For millions of high schoolers, May 1 is College Decision Day: the official administrative deadline to select where they’ll go to college in the fall. While this decision marks an exciting milestone, it also comes with serious financial considerations.


A New Hope for Autism Treatment Arises at UT Health Science Center

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Il Hwan Kim, PhD, a researcher at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has witnessed firsthand the challenges and heartaches faced by parents raising children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States.


Best Dual FNP/PMHNP Programs | 2025

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Dual-certified Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs) and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs) are increasingly in demand. Dual FNP/PMHNP programs prepare nurses to deliver both primary care and mental health services through a combined curriculum.


Le Bonheur hires its first chief of child psychology, behavioral health

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Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has named Dr. Donald J. Bearden its first chief of pediatric psychology and behavioral health.


Dr. Harold Alper Keynote Address and Award Ceremony Celebrates Compassion and Intention in Medicine

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Nationally renowned physician and public speaker, Rana Awdish, MD, bases her advocacy for compassionate care in medicine on her personal experience as a patient.


Dr. Donald J. Bearden named Chief of Pediatric Psychology and Behavioral Health

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Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has named Donald J. Bearden, PhD, ABPP-CN, its first chief of Pediatric Psychology and Behavioral Health.


Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital appoints first chief of pediatric psychology

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Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has named Donald J. Bearden, PhD, ABPP-CN, its first chief of Pediatric Psychology and Behavioral Health.


There’s a deep ugliness and some slippery ethics behind the snail slime beauty boom

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If gastropods are lucky, another cheap and unlovable source of age-defying secretions will come along soon.