Publisher: Daily Memphian


Memphis region’s sole ALS clinic helps patients live the best they can

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The clinic collaborates with other health care organizations, such as the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the VA Medical Center, and also conducts clinical trials for new medications and methods, such as electric measurements, to detect disease progression.


UTHSC Medical Center Towers to be demolished

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The blighted Medical Center Towers on The University of Tennessee Health Science Center campus are set to be demolished. The 12-story, 400,000-square-foot tower at 969 Madison Ave. is set to be demolished based on permits filed with the Memphis and Shelby County Department of Planning and Development.


TennCare covers genetic testing for diseases thanks to Memphis doctor

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Dr. Terri Finkel has devoted her career to working with critically ill children and finding ways to ease their pain. The Stanford University-educated pediatric rheumatologist and immunologist is well known in her field and has many accolades, including a place in the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame.


A shot to prevent cancer

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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is world renowned for fighting childhood cancers, but the hospital is also working to vaccinate children against a virus capable of causing a host of cancers in adulthood.


Memphis hospital is Tennessee’s first center of robotic excellence in surgery

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“We have an affiliation with the University of Tennessee (Health Science Center) that allows them to train on our new dual console robots with these master surgeons who are already certified for this real-time training,” said Smith, who’s also the market CEO of Saint Francis Healthcare.


UTHSC honors Church Health’s Scott Morris for service to Memphis

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center honored Church Health founder Dr. Scott Morris for his contributions to health care in Memphis.


COVID now looks more like other common respiratory viruses

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When Team USA Olympic runner Noah Lyles won the bronze in the 200-meter men’s final in Paris on Thursday, Aug. 8., after testing positive for COVID, it was a far cry from 2020’s Toyko games, where a positive test would have landed an athlete in immediate isolation.


UT’s first-ever wellness officer centers mental health on campus

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Dr. Jessi Gold has spent the past six months creating a culture of wellness across the University of Tennessee system. The University of Tennessee brought Gold on board in February as its first-ever chief wellness officer for its entire system.