UTHSC students volunteer on the frontlines at COVID-19 testing sites
Hundreds of UT Health Science Center medical and nursing students are volunteering countless hours on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mother hopes daughter will benefit from new FDA approved sickle cell treatment
Patients with sickle cell disease will soon have a new treatment option to reduce pain crises caused by obstructed blood flow. The FDA has approved use of the drug crizanlizumab based on the results of a clinical trial led by Kenneth Ataga, MD, Plough Foundation Endowed Chair in Sickle Cell Disease and director of the… Read More
FOX13 Investigates: Are plant-based burgers healthier?
What are you making for dinner tonight? Many people will try out those new plant-based burgers and patties, believing they are a healthy option to real beef, but are those plant-based products healthier than the cow? Susan Warner M.D., from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, is both a doctor and a nutritionist. “They think it is… Read More
New study by local health expert could add treatment option for sickle cell patients
Memphis has one of the highest populations of adult sickle cell patients in the United States. About 1,700 patients have the disease, according to Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare.Right now, there are only a few FDA-approved treatment options for sickle cell disease, with the most recent treatment approved last year by the federal agency. Dr. Kenneth… Read More
Local campus police cracking down on drivers for speeding, not wearing seat belts
As summer traveling begins, campus police officers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will be on the lookout for seatbelt violations. UT Health Science PD told FOX13 the number of seat violations have increased the last three years in their jurisdiction. Police said they take traffic violations very seriously in their area. They… Read More
1 million grant gives UT Mobile Stroke Unit more time to save lives
he University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Mobile Stroke Unit received a more than $1 million grant on Friday. The unit was brought into service in 2016 with $3 million for three years of service. This new grant gives the unit more time to save lives. “The stroke I had I ought to been dead… Read More