Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital’s $95 million expansion nears completion
Nearly three years after breaking ground, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital is poised to unveil its $95 million expansion on May 8.
Publisher: Daily Memphian
For many Black sickle cell patients, care must reach deeper
Memphis has been a hub of sickle cell disease research since 1929 when Dr. Lemuel W. Diggs began researching the disease after arriving in Memphis to teach at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. At the time, fewer than 20 scientific papers on the disease existed.
Mental health issues complicate treatment for sickle cell patients
Black patients in Memphis with sickle cell disease often report being misdiagnosed or treated as drug seekers when they show up in emergency rooms during pain crises.
Movers & Shakers
Dr. Hae Won Shin has been named chair of the Department of Neurology and Semmes-Murphey Professor of Excellence at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine.
First Black UTHSC graduate visits his old stomping grounds
Dr. Alvin Crawford, the first Black graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, returned to Memphis Monday, Feb. 26, to visit with students, present research and sign his recently published autobiography.
UTHSC Dental College will ‘Give Kids a Smile’
Students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Dentistry are gearing up to give free dental care to more than 100 middle and high school students from Freedom Preparatory Academy on Monday, Feb. 26, as part of Give Kids a Smile Day. For almost a decade, the college has participated in the… Read More
Homeless hospital patient discharged wearing only a gown. It’s not an unusual story
“This anecdote is one I can confirm that we hear from those direct service providers, shelter providers,” said Meiman, the alliance’s planning director. She said they have started working with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine to help teach students social determinants in health care classes.
Opinion: There are proven efforts that will reduce crime
Our community has a lot of positive momentum. Downtown is surrounded by a booming medical community, with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, LeBonheur Children’s Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center all expanding.