UTHSC In the Media


Shelby County’s public health leader recognized for communication under pressure

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For nearly a year Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Alisa Haushalter has worked around the clock to handle the pandemic locally. Dr. Haushalter is also an associate professor of Advance Practice and Doctoral Studies for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing. A part of that work is communicating the facts… Read More


Wait times decreasing for COVID-19 vaccine in Shelby County

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This week thousands of people across Shelby County got their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, but not before waiting several hours in line. Friday, some progress was made. After waiting three hours in line for a COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Pipkin Building, Anette Hossier and her husband had built up an appetite.


Third day goes smoothly at Appling vaccination site

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The big metal letters on the normally vacant building at 2355 Appling City Cove read “Motor Vehicle Inspection. ”But the volunteers in orange T-shirts and lab coats Friday, Jan. 29, were focused on drivers and passengers in the lines of cars going through the six bays at what was once a city auto inspection station.


Griffith receives 2021 Pioneer in Basic Science Award

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When Andrew Griffith, MD, PhD, looks at the inner ear, he sees what he describes as “an engineering marvel.” Just think about it, he says, the inner ear is intricately designed to process sound, which can travel faster than the speed of nerve cell signaling in our body. Yet, when he began his research career… Read More


Life of Locum Tenens

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Working off and on locum tenens since 1982, Andrew N. Wilner, MD, offers his experience as a testament to the benefit of working in this style.  


CHF Solutions’ Physician-Led Webinar Highlights Real-World Evidence Supporting Effectiveness of Ultrafiltration in Heart Failure Patients

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CHF Solutions (Nasdaq: CHFS), a medical device company dedicated to changing the lives of patients suffering from fluid overload, today announced key takeaways from its physician-led webinar discussing real-world experience using ultrafiltration (UF) in the management of heart failure patients. Panelists discussed results from the real-world retrospective study of 335 consecutive patients treated with the… Read More


Director of the Shelby County Health Department is named Communicator of the Year for 2020

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The Memphis Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has selected Alisa Haushalter, DNP, RN., Director of the Shelby County Health Department, as its Communicator of the Year for 2020. The 2020 Communicator of the Year Award reflects Dr. Haushalter’s unflappable courage in leading the community throughout the pandemic, always with eye toward… Read More


The Ethical Life podcast: Were we too timid in testing coronavirus vaccines?

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On the sixth episode of “The Ethical Life,” Richard Kyte and Scott Rada are joined by Dr. Jim Bailey to talk about the coronavirus vaccines. January 27: North Platte Telegraph January 27: Richmond.com January 27: Lake Geneva Regional News January 27: Star Herald January 27: Bismarck Tribune