When Christina Kettler gave birth to her first child, Fitz, in the summer of 2019, he seemed happy and healthy. He got the standard newborn screening — a heel prick blood test that all babies get to catch dozens of potential genetic disorders like sickle cell anemia or cystic fibrosis.
There are a lot of factors playing into that, says Dr. Neil Hayes, the director of the Cancer Center at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
That’s playing a major role in the overall drop in vaccination, says Dr. Sandra Arnold. She’s the division chief of pediatric infectious disease at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She notes that Mississippi had one of the highest vaccination rates in the country, and that state allows only medical exemptions — no religious… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is facing a multi-million-dollar budget gap, and administrators say that will likely mean a tuition increase, as well as some cutbacks.
