UTHSC In the Media


4 dental school updates to know

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center appointed Ken Tilashalski, DMD, as dean of its College of Dentistry in Memphis.


ShelbyCares campaign encourages men to take charge of their health

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Shelby County launched the ShelbyCares Neighborhood Health Club program in January to offer residents free workout classes at neighborhood gyms, but the county hasn’t had luck getting men to participate. The program is run by ShelbyCares, a community health partnership between the Shelby County Mayor’s Office of Innovation and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of… Read More


Four years after pandemic’s start, UTHSC shutters COVID testing lab

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Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic started, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center closed its on-campus COVID-19 testing laboratory Friday, May 3.


Gynecological Oncologist Michael Ulm Discusses Exciting New Drugs for Cancer

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Michael Ulm, MD, a Gynecological Oncologist for the West Cancer Center with offices in Germantown, Tenn., and other locations in the region, specializes in treating ovarian, uterine, cervical, vulvar and vaginal malignancies. Fortunately, women who live in the Memphis region now have access to antibody-drug conjugates that target tumors while sparing healthy tissue for patients… Read More


The new drugs preventing allergic reactions to peanuts and other foods

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Incredible results from trials of several new medications show they can prevent potentially deadly reactions to foods like peanuts, eggs and dairy – and may one day treat asthma


University of Tennessee’s medical school could see a tuition hike and layoffs

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is facing a multi-million-dollar budget gap, and administrators say that will likely mean a tuition increase, as well as some cutbacks.


UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy No.1 TN, 19th in National Rankings

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UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy was named No. 19 among pharmacy schools in the country, according to the U.S. News & World Report, which ranks pharmacy colleges every four years.


Does Adderall Expire

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What exactly does that mean, though? The FDA explains that their regulations require a proposed expiration date for medications to be approved. The pre-expiration period reflects when the drug is “stable,” meaning that the strength, quality, and purity are solid. Extensions of those expiration dates can and have happened if a manufacturer applies to do so, but they don’t always. Further,… Read More