UTHSC In the Media


Tennessee ranks 8th in overdose deaths, but numbers declining. Here’s where you can find treatment access.

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There are 17 help centers in Memphis that offer different resources for those seeking treatment, including help for those without funds or insurance.


Hats off to brain donors on Brain Donation Awareness Day

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Tony Reiner from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is using tools to visualize different forms of the huntingtin protein throughout the brain.


4 dental school updates to know

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center appointed Ken Tilashalski, DMD, as dean of its College of Dentistry in Memphis.


ShelbyCares campaign encourages men to take charge of their health

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Shelby County launched the ShelbyCares Neighborhood Health Club program in January to offer residents free workout classes at neighborhood gyms, but the county hasn’t had luck getting men to participate. The program is run by ShelbyCares, a community health partnership between the Shelby County Mayor’s Office of Innovation and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of… Read More


Four years after pandemic’s start, UTHSC shutters COVID testing lab

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Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic started, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center closed its on-campus COVID-19 testing laboratory Friday, May 3.


Gynecological Oncologist Michael Ulm Discusses Exciting New Drugs for Cancer

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Michael Ulm, MD, a Gynecological Oncologist for the West Cancer Center with offices in Germantown, Tenn., and other locations in the region, specializes in treating ovarian, uterine, cervical, vulvar and vaginal malignancies. Fortunately, women who live in the Memphis region now have access to antibody-drug conjugates that target tumors while sparing healthy tissue for patients… Read More


The new drugs preventing allergic reactions to peanuts and other foods

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Incredible results from trials of several new medications show they can prevent potentially deadly reactions to foods like peanuts, eggs and dairy – and may one day treat asthma


University of Tennessee’s medical school could see a tuition hike and layoffs

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is facing a multi-million-dollar budget gap, and administrators say that will likely mean a tuition increase, as well as some cutbacks.