Emergency Medicine Doctors in Somerville, TN Accepting Medicare

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Dr. Derrick R Hamilton, MD
Emergency Medicine - Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 214 Lakeview Rd, Suite 2, Somerville, TN 38068
Phone: 901-516-4082    Fax: 901-516-4092

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UTHealth to launch clinical study of patients who require abdominal laparotomy

Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston plan to launch a clinical study looking at complication rates in patients who have experienced severe trauma to the abdominal area and require immediate surgery to diagnose and treat the injuries at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center.

CoC honors 90 cancer care facilities with Outstanding Achievement Award

The Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons has granted its Outstanding Achievement Award to a select group of 90 currently accredited and newly accredited cancer programs across the United States as a result of surveys performed during 2010.

Many postmenopausal women quit breast cancer drugs early because of side effects

Why do so many postmenopausal women who are treated for estrogen-sensitive breast cancer quit using drugs that help prevent the disease from recurring? The first study to actually ask the women themselves - as well as the largest, most scientifically rigorous study to examine the question - reports 36 percent of women quit early because of the medications' side effects, which are more severe and widespread than previously known.

Equipping more state police cruisers with AEDs can save lives

Just 30 percent the nation's state police agencies reported that they equip their vehicles with automated external defibrillators, and of those, nearly 60 percent of said only a minority of their fleet have the lifesaving devices on board, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that will be presented today at the American Heart Association's annual Scientific Sessions.

Aging tests disagree with one another

Whether it's an on-line quiz, a $300 chromosome test or an $800 blood panel, a lot of people seem to be interested in whether they're aging faster or slower than their chronological age would suggest.

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Popular Specializations in Somerville, TN:

Family Medicine
General Practice
Emergency Medicine


Emergency Medicine: An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.


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