UTHSC In the Media


New health directive loosens restrictions, including mask-wearing

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You won’t have to wear a mask in most places in Memphis and Shelby County starting Saturday. Residents will not be required to wear masks out in public, but private businesses, including stores and restaurants, can still require customers and employees to wear them.


$45 million UTHSC dental college redevelopment to bring special needs clinic, more students

The Commercial Appeal

Work has begun on the transformation and expansion of the college of dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center that will deliver state-of-the-art dental techniques laboratories, more teaching space and the ability for the school to expand, educating more future dentists in a state in desperate need of them.  


Mortality Rate and Characteristics of Deaths Following COVID-19 Vaccination

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The emergency use authorization for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines brought both hopes and concerns to the Americans and others. We aimed to estimate the mortality rate of COVID-19 vaccination and presented characteristics of deaths following COVID-19 vaccination.


CDC guidelines prompt county to reconsider new directive

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Shortly after the Centers for Disease Control announced Thursday, May 13, that vaccinated Americans could return to normal, ditching the masks in almost all situations, including large gatherings, Shelby County government said Health Directive No. 21, set to go into effect Saturday, may be in for a rewrite.


TN-RDAC To Inform TennCARE On Pharmaceutical Treatments

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The newly formed Tennessee Rare Disease Advisory Council or TN-RDAC (pronounced AHR-dak) has set its priorities to advocate for Tennesseans diagnosed with rare diseases, including advising TennCare’s Pharmacy Advisory Committee and Drug Utilization Review Committee on pharmaceutical treatments, as well as identifying the overall impact of rare diseases on Tennesseans.    


See them now: MBJ’s 2021 Super Women in Business honorees

The Memphis Business Journal

There was a phrase that was rattling around the internet a few years ago: “Nevertheless, she persisted.” It is an idea that women know deep in their bones, a sort of homing device that is part of being a woman as much as anatomy. Because women must persist. And, women will persist.  


Prediabetes Linked to Higher MACE Risk

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Patients with prediabetes have a heightened risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, findings from a large, retrospective study suggest. Through up to 14 years of follow-up, the MACE rate was 18% in patients who remained prediabetic and 11% in those who maintained normal blood glucose levels (P < 0.0001). The highest rate was seen in… Read More


Clinical Trials Network brings nearly $7 million in contracts to UTHSC

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The Clinical Trials Network of Tennessee (CTN2) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has contracted a new clinical trial to test possible therapeutics for COVID-19 in hospitalized patients. This new trial brings the total generated by CTN2 contracts for the university to nearly $7 million.