UTHSC In the Media


Doctors say race, zip code could affect your life expectancy

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WREG investigators are looking into the illnesses affecting so many in the Mid-South, the toll they are taking, and the fight to turn the tide. All this week, we have been taking an in-depth look at the things in our lives that are wreaking havoc on our health and in many instances, killing us.


Fight back against this assault on DEI. Diversity makes communities and workforce stronger

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As the Tennessee state Senate minority leader, I have a profound responsibility to ensure that all voices in our community are heard. On a historic day in June, at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, the current site where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was tragically assassinated, we kicked off the “Freedom to Be Heard”… Read More


Runge, Sizemore And Wright Appointed To Erlanger Health Board Of Directors

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Erlanger announces Lorie S. Runge, James (Jay) Sizemore, MD, MSPH, and Larvizo Wright, CPA, MBA, as new members of its board of directors. These appointments mark the first additions to the board since Erlanger’s transition to a private non-profit hospital in July 2023.


TeleSpecialists’ Groundbreaking AI-Focused Stroke Research Published in Frontiers in Stroke Journal

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TeleSpecialists, LLC, the largest inpatient provider of TeleStroke and TeleNeurology services in the nation, announced the publication of their research in the prestigious Frontiers in Stroke journal, recognized as the 3rd most-cited and 6th largest research publisher with contributions from over 280,000 researchers worldwide.


‘Silent Killer’ takes a toll in Memphis, Shelby County

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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.


Kingsport Dental Clinic celebrates grand opening with ‘floss cutting’ ceremony

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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

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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

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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