Publisher: Memphis Medical News


UTHSC Research Program Passes Landmark Trial for Cardiac Amyloidosis

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A new diagnostic tool developed at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences may soon make it significantly easier for physicians to detect cardiac amyloidosis, a progressive and frequently underdiagnosed disease caused by abnormal protein deposits in the heart.


UT Health Sciences Joins National Initiative to Advance Nutrition Education in Healthcare Training

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The University of Tennessee Health Sciences is among more than 70 academic healthcare institutions in 36 states that have committed to a new Department of Health and Human Services initiative to strengthen nutrition education in the nation’s healthcare training programs.


Father and Son Urologists

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Until recently, patients with urge urinary incontinence (UUI) had limited options, such as pelvic floor exercises, medications (which don’t help everyone), surgical implants requiring general anesthesia for a procedure in the operating room, and Botox injections, which risk urinary retention and require numerous repeated procedures.


Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Ranked No. 24 Nationwide by U.S. News & World Report

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The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Nursing ranked No. 24 nationwide among public and private universities on the latest list by U.S. News & World Report.


$311 Million Approved for Construction of New UT Health Sciences College of Medicine Building

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The Tennessee General Assembly has approved the funding of $311 million recommended by Governor Bill Lee for the construction of a new $350 million College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences.


West Cancer Center News Briefs

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West Cancer Center & Research Institute is pleased to announce that Dr. Allison Vaughn Jones has joined their Dermatology Multidisciplinary Clinic.


Top Research Stories of 2025: UTHSC’s Year of Impact

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In 2025, UT Health Sciences earned the prestigious R1 Designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the highest level of research excellence in the United States.


2026 Legislative Priorities for TMA/Memphis Medical Society/MGMA

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A special thank you goes to our partners at University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Baptist University College of Medicine for contributing to the great turnout.