After a Life-Changing Cancer Diagnosis, One Nurse Is Prioritizing Faith Over Fear
Vanessa had a plan. As a travel nurse from Memphis, Tennessee, she was working across the country, building her career and saving up to buy a home.
Publisher: The Best Times
Health & Wellness: UTHSC to advance nutrition education
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.
Devoted Health’s Health & Wellness: Innovation by UTHSC research program passes landmark trial for cardiac amyloidosis
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.
Devoted Health’s Health & Wellness: UTHSC team to study memory loss
Why do some people experience memory loss in midlife while others stay sharp well into their 80s and 90s?
Prostate cancer drug candidate developed at UTHSC goes to first clinical trial
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.
Three tips for New Year’s weight loss
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
Memphis Crisis Center needs volunteers
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.