Why a Sports Physical Should Take More than 10 Minutes

Aug 10, 2015 at 12:32 pm by Staff

Frequently viewed by parents and young athletes as more annoyance than necessity, it’s easy for the sports physical to devolve into automatic answers to a list of questions, a.... Read More

Medical School Answers: The Saint Louis University Experiment

Aug 10, 2015 at 12:15 pm by Staff

Two years ago, Stuart Slavin, MD, MEd, stepped onto the podium at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ annual meeting to pick up one of the nation’s most prestigious.... Read More

Missouri Leads States on Medical Student Well-Being Advocacy

Aug 10, 2015 at 11:51 am by Staff

On an unusually chilly spring day, a fourth-year medical student in northern Missouri completed his mission with such surety that only dental records could identify his remain.... Read More

The Plight of Physicians-in-Training

Aug 10, 2015 at 11:06 am by Staff

On the night of June 21, 2012, Greg Miday, MD, scribbled a note before settling in for a hot soak with candles flickering, music playing – and a scalpel in hand: “This is just.... Read More

TOA Expanding Footprint in Middle Tennessee

Aug 10, 2015 at 12:32 am by Staff

Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance (TOA) is already one of Middle Tennessee’s largest orthopaedic providers … and there’s no sign of slowing down. In January 2016, the 53-physicia.... Read More

Aegis Sciences Names Sports Science Leaders to Expert Panel

Aug 10, 2015 at 12:24 am by Staff

In June, Nashville-based Aegis Sciences Corporation announced members of its Aegis Shield™ Expert Panel. Comprised of leaders in fields including sports medicine, nutrition an.... Read More

Vanderbilt LifeFlight Debuts New Airplane

Aug 05, 2015 at 12:19 am by Staff

Vanderbilt LifeFlight is adding a new airplane that will provide emergency medical transportation for infants, children and adults located essentially anywhere in the U.S.The.... Read More

Community Health Systems Announces Plans to Spin off 38 Hospitals and Quorum Health Resources

Aug 03, 2015 at 03:41 pm by Staff

Franklin-based Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) (the "Company") announced on Aug. 3 that it plans to create a new publicly traded hospital company by spinning off to.... Read More

Physician Groups Band Together to Address America’s Opioid Crisis

Jul 29, 2015 at 08:12 am by Staff

Opioid abuse is a serious public health problem that has reached crisis levels across the United States, with 44 people dying each day from overdose of opioids, and many more.... Read More

Capella Sold to Medical Properties Trust

Jul 27, 2015 at 04:36 pm by Staff

Franklin-based Capella Healthcare, Inc. (“Capella”), a privately-owned provider of healthcare services and one of the largest for-profit hospital companies in the nation, anno.... Read More