Asxl1 Gene Disruption Boosts T-cell Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy, using a patient’s own immune system to treat disease, has shown promise in some patients with cancer but has not worked in most.
UTHSC In the Media
I swore I wouldn’t become a psychiatrist, but then it happened anyway
I entered medical school absolutely certain of one thing: I didn’t want to be a psychiatrist like my father.
U.S. News & World Report Names Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Among “Best Children’s Hospitals” for 2024-2025
Le Bonheur is the primary pediatric hospital affiliate with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Together, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Le Bonheur train more than 350 new pediatricians and pediatric specialists each year.
How doctor’s mission to ease the burden of sickle cell disease in Nigeria led her to Memphis
Dr. Aisha Galadanci Akilu, a hematologist focusing on sickle cell disease, is in the process of earning a PhD in health outcomes and policy research at UTHSC. Research she has done in Memphis has already made a difference in her hometown of Kano, Nigeria.
Tennessee’s Medicaid program started covering DNA mapping to find genetic conditions
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
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
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
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.