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.
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
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
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry is holding a “floss-cutting” Friday, April 14, to launch its new $45 million dental facility. The Delta Dental Building is a four-story, 68,000-square-foot facility that will accommodate larger numbers of dentistry students and help increase access to dental care.
Dr. Tim Fabian was recruited in 1980 to create, staff and design care protocols for what would be the Elvis Presley Trauma Center, still the only Level 1 trauma center within 150 miles of Memphis in any direction. Fabian turned the reins of the trauma center over to Croce in 2000 when he became chairman… Read More
The state-funded Healthy Smiles Initiative will tackle Tennessee’s shortage of dentists and work to make dental care more readily available. UTHSC will collaborate with The Tennessee Department of Health, which has allotted $94 million to improve oral health statewide.
Sarah Rhoads, chair of the Department of Community and Population Health at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing, helped organize a regional opioid conference at Shelby Farms earlier this month to educate health care providers, first responders and others who care for people with substance use disorder.
Regional One is currently the hospital where University of Tennessee students becoming doctors get their hands-on training. “This investment, to us, is the only way that we believe we’ll be able to preserve the integrity of the academic program for generations to come,” Kennard Brown, executive vice chancellor of UTHSC told commissioners during March 8… Read More
