Fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC) is a rare liver cancer with a poor prognosis if not addressed early with surgery. The disease is caused by a single genetic mutation that creates a fusion protein. Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center discovered an immune cell protein that can target… Read More
“It is at best a tool to get to know about the disease,” said Som Biswas, a radiologist at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center who has written about ChatGPT as a public health tool. By contrast, Biswas said, a real doctor offers care no bot could: “You see the patient, feel his pulse, look… Read More
Memphis’ new mayor, Paul Young, is married to Dr. Jamila S. Smith Young, who is an assistant professor at the College of Nursing at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center. In fact, as per the university’s official website, Dr. Smith-Young is also associated with the Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and serves at… Read More
To effectively treat stroke and prevent stroke, you need to know just what is literally happening in a patient’s head. CT Scans and MRI scans are tools most of us are familiar with. Generally if you suspect a stroke is possible, you need these two scans done. There’s another tool out there, too, that’s cheaper,… Read More
Shelby County’s COVID-19 test positivity rate is the highest it’s been all pandemic. This week, the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) reports more than 40 percent of all COVID-19 tests given are coming back positive. One infectious disease doctor says a COVID-19 test positivity rate at 41.4 percent is uncharted waters. Another says a positivity… Read More
Memphis: The in-house COVID-19 testing program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is one of the fastest labs in the Memphis area, handling nearly 9,000 tests in a two-week period with a result turnaround time of less than a day, according to recently released state data.
With almost a year of coronavirus behind us, the pertinent question on everyone’s lips is this: is there any solution to the covid-19 vaccine at all? With covid-19 vaccines at the brink of being deployed (both the Modern and Pfizer vaccines are almost 95% successful according to clinical trials), the focus is also on therapeutic… Read More
“This is deadly,” Richelle Williams says sternly. The 67-year-old New Jersey funeral home owner has been explaining to the virtual room of Black women from all over the country how fatal “our people’s” ignorance has been. Thus far, Williams has not been burying just one person in a family, but entire families, week after week.… Read More
