Gov. Bryant Envisions Duplicating Houston’s “Medical City” Success in Jackson

In late November 2011, then Gov.-elect Phil Bryant led a delegation of 30 people in the state to tour the Texas Medical Center (TMC), the world’s largest medical complex.... Read More


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Gov. Bryant Envisions Duplicating Houston’s “Medical City” Success in Jackson | Texas Medical Center, Gov. Phil Bryant, Aaron Shirley, Tom Joiner, medical city, St. Dominic Hospital, Claude W. Harbarger
Gov. Bryant Envisions Duplicating Houston’s “Medical City” Success in Jackson
In late November 2011, then Gov.-elect Phil Bryant led a delegation of 30 people in the state to tour the Texas Medical Center (TMC), the world’s largest medical complex...

 
Going South | Scott Zimmerman, TeleVox Healthy World Report, A Fragile Nation in Poor Health.
Going South
World Report shows the unhealthiest states are located south of the Mason-Dixon Line; big picture reveals red-flag issues...

 
Robotic Myomectomy | Dr. John Russell Wooley, da Vinci Surgical System, Baptist for Women Surgery Center, myomectomy.
Robotic Myomectomy
John Wooley, MD, performs alternative procedure to hysterectomy via the da Vinci Surgical System

After suffering from acutely painful menstrual cramps and excessive bleeding, a 31-year-old nulliparous,...


 
Partnership for Learning
Partnership for Learning
Mississippi is facing a scary reality - a shortage of physicians could mean a lack a quality medical care in the near future. Healthcare professionals,...

 
Medical Practices Face Challenges in 2012
Medical Practices Face Challenges in 2012

Security issues, new Medicare reporting format among concerns

Medical practices face a variety of challenges in 2012, from a 27 percent cut to Medicare rates and computer...


 
MEDICAL ENTREPRENEURS: The Value in Being Legally Astute
In this column, I’m addressing the advantages of using law as a competitive strategy tool.

How can I use the law to be more strategic in my practice?...


 
HIPAA Enforcement Enters New Phase
HIPAA Enforcement Enters New Phase
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) will soon...

 
Managing the Diabetes Spectrum in the Pediatric and Adult Populations

Pre-diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

With Mississippi leading the nation in the diabetes epidemic, the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi is taking...

 
Best Business Practices Focus

Finding Your Footing in Uncertain Times | Medical Group Management Association, David Gans, MGMA-ACMPE, Best Business Practices, Profitability, Healthcare Revenue, SGR, Cost Efficiency
Finding Your Footing in Uncertain Times
How do you change your practice structure to compensate for the uncertainty swirling around healthcare in today’s politically-charged climate?...

 
Cardiology Focus

Aspirin Therapy Update  | Aspirin regimen, coronary artery disease, Stephen L. Kopecky, Mayo Clinic, Deepak L. Blatt, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, American Society for Preventive Cardiology
Aspirin Therapy Update

The jury’s still out for primary prevention

Just like the phrase “take two aspirin and call me in the morning” implies, acetylsalicylic acid is a medical mainstay, one of the world’s most frequently prescribed and least expensive drugs...


 
Physician Spotlight

PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Gregory Childrey, MD | Childrey
PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Gregory Childrey, MD

It was the combination of patient interest and an unfilled service niche that prompted Gregory Childrey, MD, to branch out after 30 years in OB/GYN practice...


 

Too Few American Adults Getting Needed Vaccinations: CDC
Title: Too Few American Adults Getting Needed Vaccinations: CDC
Category: Health News
Created: 2/2/2012 4:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012 Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 1:00 am CST

Mouse Study Suggests Alzheimer's Spreads Through Brain Like an Infection
Title: Mouse Study Suggests Alzheimer's Spreads Through Brain Like an Infection
Category: Health News
Created: 2/2/2012 4:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012 Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 1:00 am CST

Could a Blood Test Help Spot Depression?
Title: Could a Blood Test Help Spot Depression?
Category: Health News
Created: 2/3/2012 10:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012 Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 1:00 am CST

Sex and the Elderly: STD Risk Often Ignored
Title: Sex and the Elderly: STD Risk Often Ignored
Category: Health News
Created: 2/3/2012 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012 Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 1:00 am CST

New Heart Failure Risks: Fractures and Memory Problems
Title: New Heart Failure Risks: Fractures and Memory Problems
Category: Health News
Created: 2/3/2012 11:01:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012 Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 1:00 am CST

1 in 2 Stroke Survivors Has High Blood Pressure
Title: 1 in 2 Stroke Survivors Has High Blood Pressure
Category: Health News
Created: 2/3/2012 11:01:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012 Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 1:00 am CST


African Children's Choir to perform at local churches in Jackson County - Mississippi Press (blog)

Mississippi Press (blog)

African Children's Choir to perform at local churches in Jackson County
Mississippi Press (blog)
I'm looking forward to it," she said. Woodcock said after they arrive, the children will practice, then go home with church families serving as host families. A host family herself for the first time, Woodcock is excited and said she can't wait.

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Posted Saturday, February 4, 2012 6:12 am CST

Woman says innocent trip to Ala. spirals into meth charge - Jackson Clarion Ledger

Woman says innocent trip to Ala. spirals into meth charge
Jackson Clarion Ledger
In 2009, grandmother Sally Harpold was handcuffed and jailed in Indiana after she bought a box of Zyrtec-D cold medicine for her husband and a box of Mucinex D cold medicine for her adult daughter in less than a week. Mississippi has one of the ...

Posted Sunday, February 5, 2012 1:10 am CST

United Way officers at annual membership meeting review successes, look ahead - Mississippi Press (blog)

Mississippi Press (blog)

United Way officers at annual membership meeting review successes, look ahead
Mississippi Press (blog)
The meeting was held at the Pascagoula School District's Family Interactive Center on Friday. (BEVERLY TUSKAN/Press-Register) PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- Raising more than $2 million, adding a new member agency and creating a new partnership were among ...

Posted Saturday, February 4, 2012 6:12 am CST


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