“Once we find it in the community, there are already cases we don’t know about,” Dr. Steve Threlkeld with Baptist Memorial Hospital said. That’s the reality for Shelby County doctors, as they closely monitor the potential impact of the United Kingdom – or U.K. – strain of the coronavirus. Scientists at the University of Tennessee… Read More
A lawsuit was filed Wednesday by a student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. She said her actions online should have nothing to do with the work she does on campus. For 27-year-old Kimberly Diei there was no doubt that she would become a VOL to pursue a doctorate in pharmacy.… Read More
Data from the state department of health appears to show Shelby County lagging behind the rest of the state in COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Local health officials say those numbers are relative and, while there are clear areas for improvement, we’re on the right track. “We’ve initiated a vaccine program that’s never been done before in… Read More
Researchers said the vaccine was 82 percent effective after 3 months in between doses compared to only 55 percent effective when the doses were given six weeks apart.“We have more vaccines and they’re all going to have little nuances associated with them,” said Dean Scott Strome from the UTHSC College of Medicine. “As we understand… Read More
A new report shows that while older people are most likely to die from COVID-19, the virus’s biggest spreaders are adults aged 20 to 49.A British research team found that age group accounted for about 72 percent of infections after schools reopened in October. Less than 5 percent came from young children, and less than… Read More
Last week a variant strain has been found where the mutations are identical to the United Kingdom variant, B117 strain. Now, the state health department is reviewing the data and confirming the findings.
Thirumalini Vaithianathan, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science, and Toxicology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has spent a decade studying molecular signaling involved in vision. She has just received $1.9 million from the National Eye Institute for her project titled, “Dynamics of calcium signals control neurotransmitter release in… Read More
A University of Tennessee Health Science Center student has filed a lawsuit against the school claiming she was nearly expelled for her social media posts.According to court documents, Kimberly Diei filed a first amendment lawsuit claiming the public university violated her constitution rights. The lawsuit claims the College of Pharmacy twice investigated her personal social… Read More
