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.
Jonathan Wall, Ph.D, assistant dean for Research and director of the Amyloidosis and Cancer Theranostics Program in the College of Medicine-Knoxville, worked with his colleagues in partnership with the UT Research Foundation to advance their cardiac amyloidosis imaging tool through a successful clinical trial.
Why do some people experience memory loss in midlife while others stay sharp well into their 80s and 90s?
A drug candidate developed by researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) for advanced metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer is now in its first clinical trial.
The most common New Year’s resolution in Tennessee is dieting to lose weight, according to Vitagene, a health blog. However, a common question is “how do I successfully lose weight?” The answer is pretty simple. By keeping a record of everything you eat, you are becoming aware of what and how much you eat. A study conducted… Read More
In the early months of each year, volunteers at the Memphis Crisis Center brace for what they know will come. Once the holidays are over and winter sets in, call volume will go up. The area’s free, 24/7 crisis intervention hotline for almost 50 years, is looking for committed volunteers to answer those calls.
Under the direction of David Stern, MD, formerly Robert Kaplan Executive Dean of the College of Medicine, UTHSC has been at the forefront of addiction medicine. Dr. Stern, who is now the vice chancellor for Health Affairs for Statewide Initiatives at UTHSC, led the launch of the UTHSC Center for Addiction Science, which combines evidence-based… Read More
