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"Dragon and Catfish" Combine Cultures to Change Medicine
Dr. Annette Low and Dr. Marshall Bouldin IV wouldn't presume to give advice to other married medical couples. They just know that their combined energy and commitment work better together than they do apart — even if their relationship has been described as "The Dragon and the Catfish." (That was how Bouldin's brother described them in a song he wrote for their wedding reception.)
JANIS QUINN |
DRMC Expansion and Renovation Welcome Relief
Construction dust is swirling in Greenville, where Delta Regional Medical Center (DRMC) is undergoing a $35.7 million facility expansion and renovation, slated for completion by the end of 2008.
LYNNE JETER |
Giving Gives Back
United Blood Services is a next-door neighbor to my psychological clinic, The Hope Center. One morning this week, a Blood Services representative appeared on the local television morning show, appealing to people to give blood to replenish the dwindling supply. She shared some of the benefits of blood donation — reduction of bad cholesterol, reduction of excessive iron, regulation of high blood pressure, reduction of cardiac risk, and replenishment of one's own blood. I wasn't surprised. I saw the benefits of giving blood as a powerful metaphor for one of life's blessed paradoxes: giving benefits the giver; the more you give, the more you have.
BEVERLY SMALLWOOD, PHD |
Grand Rounds July
Golfers Raise More Than $25,000 to Fight Heart Disease and Stroke
FLOWOOD — More than 144 golfers from across Mississippi participated in the American Heart Association's 2007 Deuce McAllister Nissan Classic Golf Tournament. The tournament raised more than $25,000 to fund research and educational programs aimed at reducing death and disability caused by heart disease and stroke.
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Healthcare and Politics Collide (Again)
Aside from the continuing battle with Iraq and the many issues that stem from that conflict, healthcare, it seems, may be the hottest topic of discussion for the 2008 presidential (and congressional) election year. With elections still a full 17 months away, numerous candidates have announced in both parties and many of them have already unveiled at least the beginnings of their respective plans to "reform" healthcare in this country.
KATIE GILCHRIST DAVID DONNELL |
McKesson Drops State Account
Just one year ago, Mississippi Medical News reported that Colorado-based McKesson Health Solutions, a nationally recognized leader in disease management for Medicaid beneficiaries, was recruiting 20,000 Mississippians with heart disease and/or diabetes to participate in a voluntary three-year Medical Health Support pilot program.
GLORIA BUTLER BALDWIN |
Passive vs. Active Investing
Chris Foster and Judy Mims fiercely competed during medical school. Now, they are in the same medical group and are fiercely competing again — this time with their investments. Chris strongly believes that passive investing is better while Judy is convinced that active investing is the way to go. The active versus passive investing debate went on and on and neither was willing to acquiesce.
ROGER MUNS |
Physician Spotlight: Dr. Michael O'Dell
When Dr. Michael O'Dell was 12, a gunshot mishap during a hunting trip with his dad led him to visit the family pediatrician named — yes, it's true — Dr. Pepper.
"He was a very nice man we were all fond of, and someone our family truly respected," said O'Dell, explaining that during that particular hunting trip, "I managed to meet the wrong end of a rifle. It was certainly a startling experience."
LYNNE JETER |
UMC Rolls Out New Vitrectomy Procedure
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMC) is among the first institutions in the nation to begin offering a new vitrectomy procedure that can speed patient recovery and reduce operating time by about 30 percent.
LUCY SCHULTZE |
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