UNM second-year coach Danny Gonzales has said only that Tuioti checks in with medical staff weekly, and if he is not cleared before the start of preseason camp on Aug. 3, he’ll become a student assistant coach. Tuioti’s status for the season will be determined before camp begins, Gonzales said. UNM has shielded Tuioti from… Read More
Nashville, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas Heart launched its first cardiology fellowship program, sponsored by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in Memphis.
More than a decade ago, Kennard Brown, Ph.D., started taking Tennessee legislators through the Mooney Building at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC).Brown, executive vice chancellor and COO of UTHSC, hoped to obtain state funding for renovations, as the facility had been vacant for 30 years. And what better way to score capital,… Read More
As we near the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, another health crisis is being brought back into the spotlight in the Mid-South, opioid-related deaths. “We’re still feeling the impact of that increased caseload,” said Dr. Ben Figura. Figura is the Director of the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center, where he and his team perform the… Read More
“Memphis 2021” artists take us into the next decade as Playhouse on the Square rolls out a winning performance from the last — plus a summer market and a silent movie.
If your heart is strong, and you’re fully mobile, and you have all your teeth, you can thank your youth or your good genetics. Or, more likely, you can thank your doctor. A good doctor can see you through everything from minor aches and pains and major medical issues to mental struggles and chronic physical… Read More
Immunologists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have identified a biological pathway that selectively controls how key immune cells, called T follicular helper cells, mature into functional components of the immune system.
Here’s a look at promotions, hirings, movers and newsmakers in the Memphis area business scene: Edwin Jeffres was named director of operations in the Facilities Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Jeffres leads all full-time, part-time and temporary university employees working within the department. He also oversees the day-to-day planning, organizing and… Read More
