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UTHSC student spots and overcomes cancer during first year of medical school

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Medical school trains those who will go on to save lives, but what happens when the doctor-in-training becomes the patient? Fortune is often defined by wealth. To Abraham Almatari, it is luck and chance. “I joined medical school fall of 2020. I knew I wanted to be a doctor. But I was… Read More


UT Health Science Center is Getting Some Upgrades in Infectious Disease Research

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has received $3.2 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to upgrade the equipment and infrastructure in the UTHSC Regional Biocontainment Laboratory to enhance the university’s research of infectious diseases like COVID-19.


COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody treatment is in high demand in the Mid-South. So where can you get it? What does it do?

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If you have been exposed to COVID-19 and are considered high risk for COVID complications, you may be able get a monoclonal antibody treatment, even if you have not tested positive for the virus.Earlier this month, the FDA authorized emergency use of REGEN-COV, an antibody therapy for people with known exposures. You can receive treatment… Read More


Shelby County leaders tour Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital amid COVID-19 surge

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Friday morning, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, Shelby County Health Director Dr. Michelle Taylor, and Shelby County Board of Commissioners Chairman Eddie Jones toured Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. In addition to the tour, they met with Dr. Nick Hysmith, Director of Infection Control, and Dr. Sandy Arnold, Chief of Infectious Diseases at the hospital.  


Back-to-school backpack and supply giveaway

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is partnering with Omega Ministries to give away 500 free backpacks filled with school supplies to K-12 students in the Memphis community on Saturday, August 7. The drive-through event will be held on the UTHSC campus from 8 a.m. to noon at the Van Vleet Building, 3 N.… Read More


Smile! UT Health Science Center opens new dental clinic (Video)

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Local Memphis: Smile! UT Health Science Center opens new dental clinic (Video)


UTHSC College of Dentistry to open new clinic on Memphis campus

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The College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will host a “floss-cutting” opening event July 13, at its newest dental clinic on the Memphis campus. The Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Clinic on the 3rd floor of the Dunn Dental Building at 875 Union Avenue, Suite C302, will be staffed… Read More


UTHSC to start first Sickle Cell Boot Camp for nurses

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The number of people diagnosed with sickle cell each year is increasing. That is why the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is sounding the alarm. Local 24 News Reporter Brittani Moncrease stopped by the school to talk about a new program in the works to address the problem. On the grounds of the historic… Read More