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Tennessee’s Medicaid program started covering DNA mapping to find genetic conditions

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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.


Finding Humanity in Provider Burnout, and Other Stories of Perseverance

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Statistics don’t tell the full story of healthcare burnout, maintains Jessi Gold, MD, MS, of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. People do.


Memphis People in Business: Oct. 3, 2024

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Assistant Professor Christie Manasco was named Assistant Dean of Student Affairs for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing.


Bullying prevention tips, safety with Turner Construction and epic discounts in this hour of Live at 9

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In this hour of Live at 9, Dr. Cynthia Cross, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Associate Professor and LeBonheur Pediatrician, talks about bullying prevention. Kontji is on location at Turner Construction’s latest big project. Hear today’s Epic Discounts report.


Physician seeks US PhD to tackle sickle cell disease in Nigeria

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A Nigerian hematologist will pursue a PhD in health policy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to help advance her work on programs for sickle cell disease (SCD) in her home country.


A Culture of Care

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What supports are in place for students and faculty stressors? Hear from Dr. Jessi Gold (UTHSC and University of Tennessee) and Dr. Justin Lawhead (University of Memphis) about how universities are intentionally creating access to resources for help-seekers in a culture of competition among highly competitive world of undergraduate and graduate students and faculty.


Tennessee ranks 4th for rural hospitals dropping cancer services. Here’s how that affects patients.

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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.


Tennessee’s kindergarten vaccination rate is slipping, as more parents opt out of shots or get them late

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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