More than five decades later, he is funding the Weil Scholars Program at the university, which, beginning this fall will offer scholarships and networking opportunities to 26 top-tier undergraduate and graduate students, including two medical students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Regional One Health’s Elvis Presley Trauma Center, one of the nation’s busiest trauma centers, has started providing special kits to patients with bullet-related injuries while also exploring the possibility of bringing a community-based clinic to Memphis to serve those patients. The kit, called The BRIC Box, provides the supplies most patients will need to care… Read More
Dr. Trey Eubanks, who was named Le Bonheur’s president last December, said advancements in fetal medicine and NICU care have increased survival rates for babies born preterm or with complex congenital anomalies.
A new community health clinic is coming to South Memphis to expand access to care for residents in the historic Soulsville neighborhood. On Tuesday, March 19, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, in partnership with the Soulsville Foundation and the Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation, announced the launch of UTHSC Health Hub: Soulsville during an event at the Stax… Read More
Nearly three years after breaking ground, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital is poised to unveil its $95 million expansion on May 8.
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.
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.
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.
