Mdical director, Ambulatory Services, Regional One Health; Assistant professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center The desire to be a doctor began early for Cyrilyn Walters. “As a young child, I dealt with the unexpected deaths of close family members, which started my interest in the medical field. The health care setting was very unfamiliar to… Read More
The federal government, in a recent court filing, says it has significant justification to intervene in the case against Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and does not have to prove cause. The lawsuit against Methodist, initially filed in 2017, claimed that Methodist and West Cancer executives conspired in an alleged scheme that cost Medicare and Medicaid… Read More
Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD, DSc, chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has written the first comprehensive textbook on prediabetes. Titled “Prediabetes: A Fundamental Text,” the book was published by the American Diabetes Association on July 27, and sold out that day.
It’s not every day ribbon is cut at 534 N. Second, the two-story, early 20th-century brick building that is a landmark in Uptown. Saturday, Oct. 30, it drew a cluster of walk-ups coming to check out the UTHSC Health Hub, the newest tenant. UTHSC had banner year in research, revenue “I am going to be… Read More
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There is excitement in a Memphis neighborhood where many with an increased risk of certain health complications, seen in many African Americans, will now have access to healthcare right in their neighborhood. It’s a model doctors are planning to expand to more neighborhoods in the city. “It sustains life, and that’s what… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine will open its first UTHSC Health Hub on Saturday, October 30th at 10am in Uptown at 534 North Second Street.The UTHSC Health Hub is a community program that will go out into neighborhoods to provide convenient primary care in underserved areas of Memphis and Shelby County. The… Read More
Marie Chisholm-Burns, Pharm.D., leads the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in an era where advancing research, innovation, and scholarly/creative achievements are key initiatives for the college. And, under her leadership, the College of Pharmacy’s ranking in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding has fulfilled that institutional goal. For… Read More
he University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine will open its first UTHSC Health Hub on Saturday, October 30th at 10am in Uptown at 534 North Second Street. The UTHSC Health Hub is a community program that will go out into neighborhoods to provide convenient primary care in underserved areas of Memphis and Shelby County. The… Read More
