UTHSC In the Media


Memphis COVID-19 testing improves, result times much faster

The Commercial Appeal

I pulled up to the Lamar Avenue COVID-19 testing station shortly after 3 p.m. on Sunday. “No line, no waiting!” one of the staffers said at the first checkpoint. A short time later, a medical worker in protective gear was swabbing my nose.  


A Pandemic Education: Amidst COVID slowdowns, a critical process continues: training the next generation of health care workers

The Memphis Business Journal

In the era of COVID-19, colleges, students, and faculty have faced a learning environment that is equal parts unknown and arduous. From remote learning to limited campus access, the traditional mode of instruction has, itself, been put in quarantine.  


Study finds significant gender disparities in academic productivity during COVID-19

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, most science and medical faculty began working from home, with women reporting a significant decrease in manuscript submissions. Women also report providing 77.6% of the childcare themselves, compared to 61.3% for men, according to the Journal of Women’s Health. November 20: Alpha Galileo November 24: Bioengineer November 24: Yahoo! November 24: Sify… Read More


Health Care Heroes in Unprecedented Times: Dr. David Schwartz, UTHSC

The Memphis Business Journal

Dr. David Schwartz’ Health Care Heroes nominator said that the radiation oncologist has been a reassuring presence during the gloom of a cancer diagnosis.  “Schwartz said one of the greatest joys he gets as a radiation oncologist is that he is invited to, and bears witness to, some of the most profound time points and… Read More


‘Chronic COVID’ inspires new follow-up clinic

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Hans Guenther spent a couple of days in the hospital with COVID-19 last spring. At his worst, he was on oxygen, fighting fever and sweats, and lying in bed wondering if he was about to move from one category to another.


Free COVID-19 testing available in Memphis this weekend

The Commercial Appeal

A big series of free COVID-19 testing events takes place in Memphis Saturday and Sunday. A big weekend of free COVID-19 testing events continues in Memphis this Sunday, Nov. 22.


NIH-funded study to test emergency treatment for devastating stroke in Memphis

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Stroke Team is joining researchers from more than 100 hospitals worldwide to conduct a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research study called FASTEST that will test the safety and efficacy of a medication called recombinant factor Vlla to prevent hemorrhage expansion in patients with strokes caused by bleeding in the… Read More


American researchers identify three drugs as possible therapeutics for COVID-19

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With almost a year of coronavirus behind us, the pertinent question on everyone’s lips is this: is there any solution to the covid-19 vaccine at all? With covid-19 vaccines at the brink of being deployed (both the Modern and Pfizer vaccines are almost 95% successful according to clinical trials), the focus is also on therapeutic… Read More