Publisher: Local Memphis WATN-TV


Breast Cancer Rates On The Rise In Black Women

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… the chancellor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center says the higher number of breast cancer diagnosis is because more black women are being checked than ever before. “I think it’s awareness. Awareness that you need to be seen, you need screening mammograms and once you have a positive finding on a mammogram,… Read More


Dr. Colin Howden Interviewed on Colon Cancer

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The things that people should be aware of is any abrupt change …


First Black Medical Student Returns to UTHSC

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Dr. Alvin Crawford and Dr. Doug Wilson had an instant friendship, and they never let segregation affect it.


Dr. Linda Moses-Simmons and Infant Mortality Awareness

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“We work on nutrition, education, health education, breast feeding, all of the stressors that would increase a woman’s risk of pre-term delivery because that’s one of the leading causes of infant mortality,” Dr. Linda Moses-Simmons of the Blues Project said. Dr. Simmons is also the assistant professor of OBGYN at UT Health Science Center and said studies on… Read More


Dr. Linda Moses Interviewed about Blues Project

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“The healthier the babies, the healthier our community,” said Dr. Linda Moses, director of the Blues Project.


Memphis Crisis Center to hold Fundraiser

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 Memphis Crisis Center’s Mike LaBonte on Local Memphis Live to promote Wednesday fund-raiser at Rizzo’s Diner


Dr. Michael Whitt Discusses Ebola

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Michael Whitt, PhD, professor and interim chair of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry, discussed ebola.