A recently published article in Experimental Biology and Medicine (Volume 247, Issue 17, September, 2022) improves our understanding of pain phenotypes in sickle cell disease. The study, led by Dr. Keesha Powell-Roach in the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Tennessee, USA), describes how catecholamine-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and dopamine receptor D3 (DRD3) haplotypes… Read More
Ascension Saint Thomas and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center launched a first of its kind: a program to get more doctors into rural communities.
Ascension Saint Thomas and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center launched a first of its kind: a program to get more doctors into rural communities.
According to Coherent Market Insights, the global chronic kidney disease drugs market is estimated to be valued at US$ 13,220.0 million in 2022 and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 4.5% during the forecast period (2022-2030). Increasing prevalence of chronic kidney disease is expected to drive the growth of the global chronic kidney disease drugs market. For instance, according to an article published by the University of Tennessee Health… Read More
Freed-Hardeman University’s Remote Area Medical (RAM®) Chapter made a difference in the lives of approximately 101 individuals by providing services valued at nearly $60,000 during a pop-up dental clinic held Sept. 30 through Oct. 1, 2022, at the National Guard Armory in Henderson. Inside the armory several areas were organized to serve patients. In triage, FHU nursing students helped process… Read More
Iridex Corporation (NASDAQ: IRIX), a provider of innovative ophthalmic laser-based medical products for the treatment of glaucoma and retinal diseases, will showcase non-incisional glaucoma treatments, introduce its Sweep Management Software, and host 8 physician presentations at the 2022 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual meeting in Chicago, September 30 – October 3. “MicroPulse TLT is… Read More
On September 22nd, during Sickle Cell Awareness Month, The Foundation for Sickle Cell Disease Research (FSCDR), the US’s first outpatient center exclusively dedicated to the treatment of and innovative research for SCD, will host a one-day virtual symposium on featured topic: the Applications of Machine Learning in Sickle Cell. Led by Scientific Chair Dr. Kenneth Ataga, Director of the Center… Read More
Hundreds of thousands of kids went back to school this week and others will be back soon too. Some of those families can’t afford expensive supplies. Back-to-school events were held to help fill that void across the City of Memphis. It started with an idea. “One of my thoughts was that we could have a… Read More
