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Dr. Linda Reid, Dr. David Maness to Lead Physician Assistant Studies

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Linda Reed has been named chair of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. David Maness, professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine at UTHSC, is the new medical director for physician assistant studies.


Memphis Crisis Center to hold fundraiser

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Rizzo’s Diner and the Memphis Crisis Center will hold a “Less to Wine About Wednesday” fundraiser Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the restaurant, 106 G.E. Patterson Ave. Rizzo’s will donate 25 percent of the day’s profits to the crisis center. Visit rizzosdiner.com.


Dr. Nair Treats Hepatitis C Patients with New Drug Sovaldi

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Satheesh Nair, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and medical director of Transplant Hepatology at Methodist University Hospital, says that he and his partner have treated about 200 patients with the drug since its release in December and the results have been astonishing.


Dr. Waters Appointed Chair of Preventive Medicine

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine has announced the appointment of Teresa Waters as chair for the Department of Preventive Medicine in the UTHSC College of Medicine. She began her new role Aug 1.


UTHSC Professor Receives $2.5 Million Grant

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Donna K. Hathaway, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Advanced Practice and Doctoral Studies in the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, a subsidiary of the National Institutes of Health. The award will… Read More


UTHSC Honors Four With Alumnus Awards

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Four physicians will receive the 2014 Outstanding Alumnus Awards from the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center on Aug. 14.


UTHSC Receives $3.1 Million in Federal Grants

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Tennessee Health Science Center nine federal grants totaling more than $3.1 million for a variety of programs and research projects.  


Dr. Sakata Receives Mental Health Study Grant

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Kazuko Sakata, an assistant professor in the pharmacology department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received a two-year grant totaling $147,500 from the National Institute of Mental Health, a division of the National Institutes of Health, to research whether an enriched environment early in life is more effective than later in improving… Read More