UTHSC students and faculty don white coats for die-in
Some University of Tennessee Health Science Center students and faculty members donned their white coats at a “die-in” protest Wednesday.
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Many putting off medical treatment due to high deductibles
Dr. Cameron Kaplan with the UT Health Science Center joined us to talk about the issue.
Take a rare look inside the Memphis morgue
“I think people may see the TV shows and think it’s similar to what I do but I do the real thing,” Dr. Karen Chancellor, MD Forensic Pathologist, said.
Rx for Problems: Pharmacy gives firefighter Adderall instead of Mobic
Dr. Amanda Howard-Thompson is an associate professor in the College of Pharmacy at UT Health Sciences. She says communication is the real key to preventing errors.
What You Need To Know About MERS
Infectious disease expert Dr. Michael Whitt from the UT Health Science Center joined us to talk about how to keep your family safe.
Dr. Karen Johnson Quoted: Diet Soda Concerns For Women
Dr. Karen Johnson, interim director of Preventive Medicine at UTHSC, is interviewed on WREG-TV’s Live@9 show about study results showing there may be a link between diet sodas and cardiovascular events in post-menopausal women. Dr. Johnson is the interim chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and joined… Read More
Dr. Burt Sharp, professor of Pharmacology and Medicine at UTHSC, talks about nicotine poisoning from electronic cigarettes
As electronic cigarettes increase in popularity, calls to the nation’s poison control centers about exposure to the liquid nicotine used in many of the devices have surged.
Childhood Link to Crime
Some of the top medical doctors and researchers are in Memphis this week to discuss their findings, and share ideas on early childhood development. Dr. Paul Juarez was actually recruited to Memphis to open a center here that studies health disparities, including links between neglect and poverty as a child to bad behavior as adults