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UTHSC starting advanced nursing midwife program

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Six years ago, Memphis had two or three midwives. It now has at least 10. Late this summer, it will have a program to train doctorate-level nurses in midwifery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. It is the only program in a public university in the tri-state area and the second in the… Read More


County Commission extends forensic center contract with UTHSC to $5M

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The Shelby County Commission extended a contract with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to run the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center for $5 million. The commission resolution, passed with a unanimous vote Monday, March 8, ups the contract from $3.7 million.


Long-haul Covid patients can experience ‘waves of symptoms,’ early research suggests

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Dr. Richard Walker, chairman of emergency medicine for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, said Lambert’s work was “very important research.” “Any time we can predict the course of the disease, it offers us the ability to mitigate problems,” said Walker, who was not involved in the research.


The gut mycobiome influences the metabolism of processed foods

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Studies of the microbiome in the human gut focus mainly on bacteria. Other microbes that are also present in the gut — viruses, protists, archaea and fungi — have been largely overlooked. New research in mice now points to a significant role for fungi in the intestine — the communities of molds and yeasts known… Read More


COVID-19 vaccines administered more than double in past 2 weeks

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New cases and tests reported have largely stabilized over the past month in Shelby County. From Feb. 20 to Saturday, the Health Department reported an average of 134 new coronavirus cases and 2,298 test results each day yielding a 5.8% positivity rate… Dr. Scott Strome is executive dean of the College of Medicine and vice… Read More


Medical Experts worried about another COVID-19 spike

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Dr. Fauci and other medical experts are worried about another spike in COVID-19 cases after seeing states, like Mississippi, lift restrictions and mask mandates. UTHSC Dean Scott Strome agreed and believed we should reopen once 70 to 80 percent of the population is vaccinated. He expects there to be another wave but it won’t be… Read More


In about 30 minutes, pair score second dose at Pipkin Building

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Hundreds of cars lined up Saturday, March 6, at the Pipkin Building to receive coronavirus vaccine doses and there were no issues at the site, which has seen its share of problems.


Herrington: 12 days that changed Memphis, 12 months later

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Dr. Jon McCullers, associate dean in the College of Medicine at University of Tennessee Health Science Center, made this case in a March 3 column, writing that we were likely already in “the early stages of a pandemic with a novel coronavirus” and that it would “almost certainly” emerge from hiding in Memphis in the… Read More