The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Health Professions is proud to announce the addition of its newest degree program in pathology. As part of the Department of Diagnostic Health Sciences, the two-year Pathologists’ Assistant Master of Health Science (MHS) program will prepare students for the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) board… 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
Health informatics broadly describes the streamlining of patient data processes and the administration of health care; it is an interdisciplinary field that is dedicated to fixing the health data ecosystem, thereby improving care for all patients. Data-driven approaches will overhaul older forms of medical record keeping, to ease the work of medical professionals as well… Read More
Nearly all baby foods — both store-bought and homemade — that American parents feed their children contain detectable amounts of toxic heavy metals, a new study has found. The study, conducted by the Health Babies Bright Futures alliance, found that 94 percent of pre-packaged foods marketed for babies and toddlers contain heavy metals like lead and arsenic. Mark… Read More
Making baby food at home with store-bought produce isn’t going to reduce the amount of toxic heavy metals in the food your baby eats, according to a new report released exclusively to CNN. What’s a parent or caregiver to do? Feed baby with as many different types of foods as possible, said pediatrician Dr. Mark Corkins,… Read More
Imagine driving an hour for a colonoscopy. Because of limited access to health care, that’s the harsh reality for many people living in rural communities, said Leslie Griffin, M.D., program director of family medicine residency at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga, during the “How to build a rural health pipeline” panel at AHCJ’s… Read More
The vibrancy of Memphis and the reputation of University of Tennessee Health Science Center attracted Dr. Peter Buckley, the school’s chancellor since Feb. 1 . A psychiatrist by training and profession, Buckley has been a clinical and academic leader for many years. On this episode of the Tennessee Voices video podcast, Buckley and I talked about a variety… Read More
The vibrancy of Memphis and the reputation of University of Tennessee Health Science Center attracted Dr. Peter Buckley, the school’s chancellor since Feb. 1. A psychiatrist by training and profession, Buckley has been a clinical and academic leader for many years. On this episode of the Tennessee Voices video podcast, Buckley and I talked about… Read More
