UTHSC In the Media


40 Under 40: Eddie Brown is a champion for the stuttering community in Knoxville

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Eddie Brown received speech therapy for 15 years, and now he channels his learning and challenges to be a compassionate advocate for kids who stutter. He’s committed to educating his community locally, but also goes beyond the borders of Tennessee to volunteer with an orphanage in Uganda. Brown spends his weekends helping a teen across… Read More


Le Bonheur Children’s Seeing Drastic Uptick in RSV Hospitalizations

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Nick Hysmith, MD, medical director of Infection Prevention at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and associate professor of Pediatric Infectious Disease at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, shares with parents and caregivers’ information about preventing and treating RSV, as well as how to prepare for RSV season.


John Shearer: UT Medical School Observes 50-Year Connection With Chattanooga

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Mr. Hall is a third-year medical student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and has found his perfect place serving the medical community here. He said he has especially enjoyed being in Chattanooga due to the smaller educational setting the upper-class UT medical students assigned to this area get to enjoy.


Regional One Health making strides in cancer treatment

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Regional One Health, the only level 1 trauma center in a 150-mile radius from Memphis, has made advancements in cancer treatment technology.


Memphis Medical District marks banner year of growth

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The Memphis Medical District enjoyed a banner year in 2023 as nearly a dozen new businesses opened, hundreds of new apartments were built and infrastructure to create a more walkable community was completed.


New Year’s resolutions can be beneficial, except when they’re not

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“I’m not in favor of New Year’s resolutions that involve behavioral changes where you give yourself a deadline, or a ‘not-start-until-then,’” said Melissa Hoffman, an associate professor in the psychiatry department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. “It involves way too much all-or-nothing thinking.”


Movers & Shakers

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Omar Malik has joined University of Tennessee Health Science Center as their senior compliance resolution officer. Malik will be at the Office of Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity, which serves the UTHSC employees, students, residents, fellows, post docs and others in the areas of affirmative action, equal employment opportunity and compliance, diversity and inclusion and education, learning… Read More


Doctors can help women navigate ‘change of life’

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Regional One Health’s Menopause Care Practice is helping women take charge of their health as they age by addressing the myriad issues associated with menopause. The team can provide collaborative care, working with internists, endocrinologists, urologists, physical therapists and other experts. “We’ve been doing this for over four years now,” said Khanna, who’s also an associate professor… Read More