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A UT graduate school partnered with the East TN Children’s Hospital on a residency program, bringing formal pediatric training back to Knoxville

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A release said the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital partnered with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Graduate School of Medicine to launch the program. It also said it would re-establish formal pediatric training for the Knoxville area for the first time in around 25 years.


UTHSC has plans for new $350M building

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A slew of capital-improvement projects dominated the conversation at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s advisory board meeting Friday, Nov. 8.


Local institution unveils plans for new $350 million building

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has unveiled plans for an interdisciplinary building for its College of Medicine. At its Nov. 8 advisory board meeting, UTHSC executive vice chancellor for finance and administration and COO Raaj Kurapati announced plans for a $350 million new state-of-the-art build.


The little ones eat too much sugar

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With the holiday season approaching, many children’s consumption of sweets increases significantly, but a recent study warns that it is worthwhile to moderate the consumption of sugar.


The Bad News Behind the Rise in Locum Tenens

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I’ve worked locum tenens off and on since 1982. Flexible schedules allowed me to write several books, pursue a parallel career as a medical journalist, lead medical missions in the Philippines, and develop modest expertise as an underwater photographer. But the recent rise in locum tenens practitioners signals trouble for medicine.


For fame or a death wish? Kids’ TikTok challenge injuries stump psychiatrists

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In a Viewpoint published today in JAMA Psychiatry, two psychiatrists from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Memphis raise the alarm about the dangers and complexities of TikTok challenges. They’re an “emerging public health concern” for kids, the psychiatrists write, and they’re blurring the lines between unintentional injuries and suicide attempts in children and… Read More


FOX13 predicts entire upcoming winter season in the Mid-South

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The winter storm that hit the Mid-South in January started with snow, then quickly shifted to “days” of sub-freezing temperatures. That prolonged cold caused water lines to burst — including one FOX13 found at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


Allergy Month in Review | October 2024

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“I am reassured by the speed of symptom relief seen in the OAS study and by the continued and consistent rapid absorption profile of Anaphylm,” Jay Lieberman, MD, a professor of medicine in the department of pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, said in a statement. “These data provide strong evidence that… Read More