Digestive Solution

NMMC physician trio only ones statewide to offer LINX option for GERD patients

TUPELO – Two surgeons at North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) and a Digestive Health Specialists’ gastroenterologist ...Read More



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Digestive Solution | NMMC, Dr. Sam Pace, Dr. David Gilliand, Dr. Robert McAuley, Noel Moore, North Mississippi Medical Center, NMMC, LINX Reflux Management System.
Digestive Solution

NMMC physician trio only ones statewide to offer LINX option for GERD patients

TUPELO – Two surgeons at North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) and a Digestive Health Specialists’ gastroenterologist are offering a revolutionary procedure for patients with gastroesophageal...


 
Campaign for Action | Mississippi Hospital Association, Mississippi Office of Nursing Workforce, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, RWJF, Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, AARP, Center to Champion Nursing in America, Wanda Jones, Sheila Keller, Rita Wray, Susan Reinhard, Susan B. Hassmiller.
Campaign for Action
MHA and MONW collaborating on national nurse education redesign program

The Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA) is working on a dynamic nurse initiative through the Mississippi Office of Nursing Workforce (MONW) to redesign nurse education to bolster the advancement of nurses in the state...


 
Promoting Rural | Jennifer Wahnee Sherman, Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program, Medical Assurance Company of Mississippi, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Selby and Richard McRae Foundation, Madison Charitable Foundation.
Promoting Rural
Mississippi native returns to take reins of Rural Physicians Scholarship Program

When Jennifer Wahnee Sherman entered Mississippi State University (MSU) about 20 years ago, more people lived in her residence hall than in her hometown...


 
Taxing Taxes
Seven tax law changes for 2013 that will increase your income tax bill

Will Rogers once said, “The only two things in life that are certain are death and taxes; but at least death doesn’t get worse every time Congress gets together.”...


 
MEDICAL ENTREPRENEURS: Leadership and Self Knowledge
In my business coaching practice, one of the key points I emphasize is the importance of knowing yourself. To be an effective team member and leader, you have to know your strengths, weaknesses, personality, and blind spots...
 
Retirement Planning Focus

A Sense of Independence | Continuing Care Retirement Community, CCRC, Independent Senior Living, Life Care Services, Erik Gjuillin
A Sense of Independence
Nearing retirement in an era when 70 is the new 50, it can be difficult to picture a time when you won’t be able to hop in your car to run errands, swing a club or a racquet, attend an exercise class,...
 
Senior Health Focus

CONNECTing Caregivers to Prevent Patient Falls | Falls, Fall Prevention, Quality Improvement Program, Balance, Gait, CONNECT Protocol, Cathleen S. Colón-Emeric, Duke University
CONNECTing Caregivers to Prevent Patient Falls
Preventing America’s seniors from falling is a national health priority both in terms of injury and cost. Yet, fall prevention programs have only proven to be marginally successful over the long term...
 
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Physician Spotlight

PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Allison Wall, MD | Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Memorial Cancer Center, Dr. Allison Wall, Oncology
PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Allison Wall, MD
Of all the gifts her patients give her, the most remarkable is perspective.

“Just like every person, my life’s so busy,” said Gulfport oncologist Allison Wall, MD. “But if I think I’ve had a bad day, I put it in perspective real quick when I think about what I see and what I do every day...


 

Canine Research Sheds Light on OCD in Humans
Title: Canine Research Sheds Light on OCD in Humans
Category: Health News
Created: 6/14/2013 2:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT

Stepdads Must Navigate Tricky Waters
Title: Stepdads Must Navigate Tricky Waters
Category: Health News
Created: 6/14/2013 4:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT

Primary Care Doctors Still in Short Supply in U.S.
Title: Primary Care Doctors Still in Short Supply in U.S.
Category: Health News
Created: 6/14/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT

Many Stop Taking Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds Too Soon: Study
Title: Many Stop Taking Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds Too Soon: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 6/14/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT

New Silicone Breast Implants Approved
Title: New Silicone Breast Implants Approved
Category: Health News
Created: 6/14/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT

Are There 2 Types of Gulf War Illness?
Title: Are There 2 Types of Gulf War Illness?
Category: Health News
Created: 6/14/2013 6:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:00 am CDT


Jackson doctor mixes medicine with thriller writing - Mississippi Business Journal (blog)

Jackson doctor mixes medicine with thriller writing
Mississippi Business Journal (blog)
After saving the life of a wounded insurgent at the height of the Iraq War in 2006, Air Force trauma surgeon Major Brad Cummins returns to his family in Mississippi, little knowing that the war on terror has followed him home. The story of how a ...

Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:08 am CDT

US Physician Shortage to Impact Rural, Poor Urban Areas - The New American

US Physician Shortage to Impact Rural, Poor Urban Areas
The New American
And most startlingly, a whopping 90 percent are so cynical about the future of American healthcare that they actively discourage friends and family members from considering careers in the medical field. Since 2008, when the SPHHS concluded its study ...

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Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013 4:25 pm CDT

The Orange Couch Does Mad Men: S6E12, “The Quality of Mercy” - Raw Story

The Orange Couch Does Mad Men: S6E12, “The Quality of Mercy”
Raw Story
Marc and I are both huge fans of “Rosemary's Baby”, which is, in my opinion, a true classic of feminist horror, even though it was directed by ye ol' child rapist Roman Polanski. So we're having a lot of fun with the dramatic influence that movie (and ...

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Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:12 am CDT