Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally, taking about 17.9 million lives each year. Among these disorders of the heart and blood vessels, atherosclerosis is the primary cause of mortality. Cases of atherosclerosis-related diseases are rising in Western countries, making prevention and treatment increasingly important.
Andrew N. Wilner, MD: Welcome to Medscape. I’m your host, Dr Andrew Wilner. Today, I have the privilege of speaking with Dr Jessi Gold. Dr Gold is an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the author of How Do You Feel?
After six years teaching kids from 4 to 7 years old, Tiffany Blumenberg always keeps one item nearby. “I always have a box of Kleenex on my desk,” she says.
Across the American Inno network of publications that covers 45 cities in the U.S., the Inno Fire Awards highlight innovative organizations and people who have had successes worth celebrating. Honorees could be startups, accelerators, or nonprofits buoying startups. They could be executives, researchers, or institutional leaders who rally innovators and give them the tools they need to… Read More
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Every year brings good and bad and 2024 was no different. But it’s important to reflect on the good things that happened throughout Memphis and the Mid-South because plenty of great things happened.
For women aged 40 to 49 years, there are considerable disparities and gaps in biennial mammography screening, according to a research letter published online Dec. 20 in JAMA Network Open.
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has awarded $2.18 million to two researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center for a project focused on a new drug treatment to protect the brain after a stroke.
