The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) recently recognized the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) as the first mobile stroke unit in the world to achieve IAC Computed Tomography (CT) accreditation. A three-year accreditation in the areas of Neurological CT/Acute Stroke and Vascular CTA (Computed Tomography Angiography) was awarded to the UTHSC Mobile Stroke Unit in May 2018.

Physician practices now have access to new resources to improve their standard of quality care for hypertension treatment based on the latest science. A new certification offered by the American Heart Association (AHA) aims to improve the outcomes of patients with complex or difficult-to-treat hypertension while partnering with medical practices and implementing evidence-based hypertension treatment guidelines.

Using catheter-based ablation instead of medications alone reduces the risks of death and stroke in patients with the common heart arrhythmia known as atrial fibrillation (AFib), new research from UC Davis physicians shows.