Tucked in the hustle and bustle of Memphis, the Frayser Community Urban Garden is a slice of serenity. For the past few years, volunteers have transformed an old, abandoned archery range with the help of Camille James, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and the city of Memphis.
Neurologists, including Dr. Cheran Elangovan of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, are trying to find out why deaths from dementia have tripled over the past 20 years. While there are certain genetic factors that can make people more susceptible, Dr. Elangovan said there are some ways people can reduce their risk.
Wellness and mental health go hand-in-hand, and the University of Tennessee is making both university-wide priorities. This commitment was evident Feb. 1 when Dr. Jessi Gold was named the first chief wellness officer for the University of Tennessee System. She is also an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
For several years, however, a team of surgeons at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, in partnership with Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, had been preparing to do this type of surgery in a single day ― a feat that had never been done in Tennessee.
Dr. Terri Finkel has devoted her career to working with critically ill children and finding ways to ease their pain. The Stanford University-educated pediatric rheumatologist and immunologist is well known in her field and has many accolades, including a place in the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is world renowned for fighting childhood cancers, but the hospital is also working to vaccinate children against a virus capable of causing a host of cancers in adulthood.
“We have an affiliation with the University of Tennessee (Health Science Center) that allows them to train on our new dual console robots with these master surgeons who are already certified for this real-time training,” said Smith, who’s also the market CEO of Saint Francis Healthcare.
The increasing demand is understandable, as the ease and convenience of pouches can make them irresistible to overworked, stressed parents and caregivers, said Dr. Mark Corkins, St. Jude Endowed Chair for Excellence in Pediatric Gastroenterology at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. He was not involved in… Read More
