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Baptist testing AI algorithm with knack for detecting lung cancer

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Dr. Neil Hayes, head of the Center for Cancer Research at UT Health Science Center said: “This is the kind of work that is really exciting. I think this is a great collaboration to be in.”


Guest Column: UT Health Science Center physicians care for Memphis and Tennessee

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The annual Top Doctors listing from national health care research firm Castle Connolly is proof positive of the tremendous impact the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has on the lives of the people in Memphis and across Tennessee.


Gene therapies help lung cancer victims — but not if they aren’t tested

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Dr. Neil Hayes, director for the Center for Cancer Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, expects the numbers will look similar in a national accounting, saying that the “factors at play are factors that will scale nationally.”


Zak Osmo on how music, art can heal the brain

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For Zak Ozmo, music is not just his profession and his love, it’s also something that helped him heal. A refugee from Bosnia and Herzegovina during the civil war in Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, Zak turned to music to help heal from the trauma of that experience.


Movers & Shakers

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Following a national search, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has named Dr. Jessica Snowden as its new vice chancellor for research, effective Sept. 1.


Forever young: Seniors prove you’re never too old for prom

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Shelby County government and ShelbyCares partner with area senior centers each year to provide transportation to the prom. ShelbyCares is a partnership between Shelby County government and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. ShelbyCares encourages healthy living through free education classes, public events, group workout activities and health and nutritional coaching from… Read More


NASA taps Regional One doc to improve space travel safety for astronauts

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Dr. Tony Alleman, a hyperbaric medicine expert from Regional One Health, has been tapped by NASA to join a team of doctors working to make space travel safer for astronauts.


Jon McCullers steps down from UTHSC administrative roles

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Dr. Jon McCullers has resigned from his roles as chief operating officer of clinical affairs and senior executive associate dean at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine.