Over the past 12,000 years, humans in Europe have dramatically increased their ability to digest carbohydrates, expanding the number of genes they have for enzymes that break down starch from an average of eight to more than 11, according to a new study by researchers from the U.S., Italy and United Kingdom.
Approaching his first anniversary as president of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Trey Eubanks, MD, is thankful to be practicing a career he loves, and appreciative of those whose support made it all possible.
The TEAYS study’s lead investigator and associate professor of surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Michael Barfield said: “The introduction of Dayspring represents a clinically differentiated and therapeutically distinct advancement in the treatment of lower extremity lymphedema.
Mempho Presents, organizers of the Mempho Music Festival, announced a partnership with Positive Legacy, a 501(c)(3) charitable non-for-profit that integrates music and service to benefit ‘people and the planet’, to auction off signed memorabilia including concert tickets, instruments, posters, one-of-a-kind experiences and more during Mempho Music Festival.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has received a $144,469 grant from the West Cancer Foundation that will support innovative educational opportunities to prepare nurses and nursing students to meet the specific needs of oncology patients.
Assistant Professor Christie Manasco, PhD, RN, CNE, has been named Assistant Dean of Student Affairs for the UT Health Science Center College of Nursing. In her position as Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Manasco will report directly to College of Nursing Dean Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-BC, FAAN, FAANP. Her primary responsibilities will be student recruitment and… Read More
Terri Finkel, MD, PhD, a tenured professor and the interim chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Pediatrician-in-Chief at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, was the primary physician advocate before the Tennessee Legislature for the groundbreaking legislation that requires TennCare coverage for rapid whole genome sequencing (rWGS) of… Read More
Laura L Lawson, MD, who helped develop the Ascension St. Thomas Breast Cancer Program and served as its Medical Director for over a decade, Eduardo C. Dias, MD, who is also an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and four advanced practice providers will continue treating patients at their facility in the Midtown Medical… Read More
