Scientists in Tennessee are developing a promising drug they desperately hope will never be used. It’s a treatment that could rescue people from gastrointestinal acute radiation syndrome. In blunt terms, radiation poisoning. “We were so damn lucky to find this mechanism that nature invented for us,” said Dr. Gabor Tigyi, a cell biologist and cancer researcher… Read More
John Schorge on April 1 joined the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center as the chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He comes from Tufts Medical Center in Boston where he he was employed for nearly three decades of experience.
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital received a $500,000 grant from the Children’s Foundation of Memphis (CFOM) to fund a study that seeks to determine if exercise can be used to prevent prediabetes from developing to type 2 diabetes. Ahlee Kim, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at UTHSC and Amit Lahoti, MBBS, MD, pediatric endocrinologist at Le… Read More
The next possible landmark COVID drug is so rich in Memphis DNA that if approved by the FDA, patent royalty checks will immediately flow to town, a legacy of the defunct GTx pharmaceutical company and scientists at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center who created the structure. Sabizabulin was originally created as an anti-cancer… Read More
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The United States has filed suit against Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare (MLH) and Methodist Healthcare Memphis Hospitals (Methodist) for paying unlawful kickbacks to a local clinic in exchange for patient referrals. A release from the Department of Justice said the hospitals violated the False Claims Act (FCA) and Anti-Kickback Statue (AKS) by… Read More
Plans to start-up dental and veterinary medicine schools in Little Rock have been submitted by Lyon College to an accrediting body for review, the Batesville college announced Monday. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry accepts 23 Arkansas residents in each dental class, a spokeswoman for the Memphis campus said.
For Dr. Bill Novick, performing complex pediatric heart surgeries while air raid sirens blare isn’t too unusual. For almost 30 years, the Memphis doctor and University of Tennessee Health Science Center professor and his colleagues have traveled the world performing these surgeries. At the same time, they work to build the capabilities in each community for… Read More
The USA TODAY Network Tennessee in partnership with University of Tennessee system and Lipscomb University are hosting six forums across the state for the 2022 election. The focus will be on gubernatorial and congressional candidates. Now that the April 7 qualifying deadline has passed, we have started to invite candidates to the forums. June 16: University of… Read More
