‘Silent Killer’ takes a toll in Memphis, Shelby County
Some call it the “Silent Killer” — mental health is often not talked about but is definitely taking a toll in Memphis, Shelby County and around the county.
UTHSC In the Media
Kingsport Dental Clinic celebrates grand opening with ‘floss cutting’ ceremony
The Kingsport Dental Clinic of the Appalachian Highlands celebrated its grand opening Wednesday afternoon with a “floss cutting” ceremony.
Le Bonheur taps Johns Hopkins surgeon for chief role at Heart Institute
The recently expanded Heart Institute at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has named Dr. Bret A. Mettler as executive co-director and chief of pediatric cardiac surgery.
MicroVention Announces Release of CLinical EValuation of WEB™ 17 Device in Intracranial Aneurysms (CLEVER): One Year Effectiveness Results for Ruptured and Unruptured Aneurysms
Dr. Adam Arthur, Principal Investigator for the WEB-IT Trial, which was the US IDE study to support WEB PMA approval in the US, also commented: “WEB has changed my practice and set a new standard for safety in the treatment of cerebral aneurysms,” said Dr. Adam Arthur, James T Robertson Professor and Chair at The… Read More
Secrets of a Neurology Whisperer: Talk Less, Teach More
A recent medical scare reminded me of an ancient teaching axiom: “What you do is more important than what you say.” As an associate professor of neurology, my primary responsibility is to educate medical students and neurology residents. In addition to the occasional didactic lecture, teaching takes place at the hospital and clinic in the… Read More
Statewide Biomedical and Clinical Research Collaborative Awards granted
Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine-Knoxville; the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Office of Research understand the challenges affecting the health and wellness of Tennesseans. A new system-wide collaborative grant program led by UTHSC COM-K is supporting research and scholarly activities to… Read More
Le Bonheur Children’s and UT Health Science Center Announce Dr. Bret Mettler Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Executive Co-Director of the Heart Institute
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has named Bret A. Mettler, MD, its new Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Executive Co-Director of the Heart Institute at Le Bonheur and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Mettler will also hold The Susan and Alan Graf Endowed Chair in Pediatric Heart Surgery at Le Bonheur.
National Institutes of Health grant could mean progress toward improved outcomes for stroke patients
The Associate Dean of Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has received a two-year, $421,188 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to improve cognitive screening in people who suffer from a devastating type of stroke called aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).