More than 60% of U.S. adults used a dietary supplement in the past 30 days between August 2021 and August 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, many of them sorting through claims pushed by TikTok influencers, trendy wellness products and performance enhancers that often reach the market without FDA approval. To… Read More
By the time a child’s blood sugar begins to rise, the story of Type 2 diabetes may have been unfolding for years. Insulin resistance is already underway. Inflammation has taken hold. The body is struggling to keep blood sugar in check. But what if there was a warning sign even earlier, before any of that… Read More
Established in 1926, the Dental Hygiene Program at what is now the UT Health Sciences College of Dentistry graduated its first class of just four students in 1928. Nearly a century later, the Class of 2026 added 24 graduates to a legacy that has grown to more than 2,300 dental hygiene professionals. As the program… Read More
Arsenic trioxide presents an interesting medical paradox: It is a highly toxic chemical that can cause serious harm to the brain, yet it is also an essential medicine used to treat a rare form of blood cancer. When used in hospitals to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia, arsenic trioxide can be lifesaving. Outside medical treatment, however,… Read More
The first time Chace Hicks, MD, came to Chattanooga, he was looking for a place to learn. A few years later, he’s walking through the same halls he once trained. This time, as faculty. After completing his general surgery residency training following medical school in 2025 at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of… Read More
Nursing Student’s Career Pivot Part of Sweeping Effort to Bring Cancer Care to Every Corner of Tennessee Liane K. Williams had an interest in oncology when she decided to go to nursing school after 20 years of working as a paralegal. She chose the University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Nursing because of its… Read More
Under a large tent on the future site of the College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences, hundreds of university leaders, elected officials, community partners, alumni, students, faculty and staff gathered Thursday, Oct. 8, to mark a milestone years in the making: the groundbreaking of a $350 million building that… Read More
Collections Preserve the History of Medicine in the Region Chapter 5 of “The American Plague,” the acclaimed 2006 book about the yellow fever epidemic that decimated Memphis in the 1870s, details the life, work, and death of Dr. William James Armstrong as he attempted to care for the stricken. The young doctor, described as “gentle,… Read More
