Publisher: Daily Memphian


After the infection: Long COVID prompts more questions than answers

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For now, the World Health Organization (WHO) has landed on a vague, dissatisfying, official designation: “Post-COVID-19 Condition.” Even the word “condition” could have been more precise, says Dr. Amber Thacker, assistant professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at UT Health Science Center and medical director of hospital medicine at Regional One Health.


Dixon’s ‘Watercolors & Ceramics’ exhibit showcases movement, passion

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Žak Ozmo is a cultural connoisseur, music director, scholar, and specialist in the clinical application of music. He feels privileged to write about the culture of our remarkable city. He is on the faculty at Rhodes College and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


Memphis company gets federal approval for Lyme disease prevention drug

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The inventor of the vaccine is US Biologic’s co-founder Dr. Maria Gomes-Solecki. A professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, her research focuses on understanding the transmission of Lyme disease from ticks to mammals.


UTHSC mobile health unit expands rural access while educating nursing students

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing on Thursday, May 11, unveiled a new mobile health unit dedicated to expanding health care access in rural areas while integrating rural health education into the college’s degree programs. The unit will be staffed and operated by the college to increase health care access in… Read More


Local health care organizations receive millions in grants to expand services

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Five local organizations are among the 54 first-round award recipients of a $230 million statewide program to expand health care services. Baptist Memorial Hospital, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Regional One Health, Porter-Leath and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center received grants from the Tennessee Department of Health’s Healthcare Resiliency Program.


Methodist Transplant Institute is focusing on harder-to-place organs

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Vanatta, who’s the endowed chair for Excellence in Liver Transplantation at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, said reasons a liver could be deemed harder to place include fat in the liver, an injury to the liver from a trauma or blood vessels that are smaller or contain calcium deposits.


Miles away, years apart: When geography impacts destiny, everything plays a part

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The five leading causes of death in Shelby County are heart disease, cancer, cerebrovascular disease, chronic lower respiratory tract disease, and unintentional injuries such as drug overdoses and motor vehicle crashes. “We find that access to things like certified mammography facilities are much less available in areas that have concentrated poverty with higher percentages of… Read More


Congenital syphilis on the rise locally and nationwide

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Shelby County infectious disease experts are concerned about the growing number of babies with congenital syphilis, a preventable infection that can cause serious health issues. Screening during pregnancy is the key to preventing the spread of syphilis from mother to baby. “And definitely since the pandemic, we’ve started to see a lot of disruptions in… Read More