More than half of Shelby County residents are obese or overweight, and education on how to make positive health decisions has been limited in the county. ShelbyCares, a partnership between Shelby County Government and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has been on a mission to change that since February 2023.
Erica Mitchell was among a group of 76 surgeon educators inducted into membership in the American College of Surgeons‘ Academy of Master Surgeon Educators.
Every year brings good and bad and 2024 was no different. But it’s important to reflect on the good things that happened throughout Memphis and the Mid-South because plenty of great things happened.
Memphis-based brain and spine care provider Semmes Murphey Clinic has hired two general neurologists: Dr. Caitlin Brockenshire and Dr. Neha Kumar.
A Memphis man was convicted last week of killing his wife, a Memphis pharmacist and UT-Health Sciences graduate, while the couple were honeymooning at a luxury resort in Fiji, reported The Fiji Times.
The iconic riverfront in downtown Memphis had an orange glow on the night of Nov. 21. That’s because the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the University of Tennessee Foundation partnered with Memphis Bridge Lighting, Inc., to light the Hernando de Soto Bridge and the Harahan Bridge across the Mississippi in orange for one night. We… Read More
Marcia Sharp, an associate professor in the Health Informatics and Information Management program in the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, was named a Fellow in The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
Dr. Aisha Galadanci Akilu, a hematologist focusing on sickle cell disease, is in the process of earning a PhD in health outcomes and policy research at UTHSC. Research she has done in Memphis has already made a difference in her hometown of Kano, Nigeria.
