UTHSC In the Media


RefinedLooks Plastic Surgery Announces Dr. Rehm’s New Appointment

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Dr. Jason Rehm has been appointed vice chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery with the University of Tennessee College of Medicine/Health Science Center in Chattanooga. The University of Tennessee College of Medicine and Health Science Center is a medical education science institute providing education for medical students, residents and fellows. Dr. Rehm teaches and… Read More


SOMAVAC® Medical Granted US Patent

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SOMAVAC® Medical Solutions, Inc. announces the granting of US Patent (11,078,898), covering its SOMAVAC® SVS Smart Suction Technology and surgical drain management platform. The SOMAVAC® SVS is the ONLY smart surgical drain pump cleared by the FDA to prevent seromas in plastic and general surgery. Most commonly used for mastectomies, breast reconstructions, hernia repairs, tummy… Read More


96% of COVID patients at Methodist, Baptist are unvaccinated

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More than 96% of people in local hospitals with COVID are unvaccinated.Their numbers are swamping emergency departments everywhere.


Healthcare workers go where they’re needed, volunteer for 2021 Mission of Mercy

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Dental hygienist Felisa Jackson educated her patient on ways to avoid gum irritation caused by his partial dentures and explained reasons for his mouth sensitivity. Many people, including those who were getting free dental services at the Mission of Mercy this past weekend, are unable to have consistent access to dental care, she said about… Read More


Health officials paint dire picture as Covid hospitalizations surge in Shelby County

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is tracking hospitalizations in Shelby County with the latest data released Wednesday evening showing more than 600 Covid patients being treated at local hospitals. That’s about the same as during the height of the pandemic in January and hospitalizations are expected to double over the next two weeks.… Read More


Nursing ranks are gutted; those left feel unappreciated, overworked

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“I can’t give you numbers, but every hospital has empty beds now,” said Dr. Richard Walker, interim chair of Emergency Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


COVID-19’s probably a ‘forever virus’

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“If you’re a virus, you want to propagate,” said Jon McCullers, who is on the Shelby County Board of Health and is chief operating officer for the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


Movers and Shakers

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Cynthia Russell, PhD, RN, has been named vice chancellor for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs (AFSA) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Russell has served as the interim vice chancellor for AFSA since December 2020.Russell graduated from the Holzer Medical Center School of Nursing in Gallipolis, Ohio. She earned her BSN from Ohio… Read More