UTHSC In the Media


Memphis People in Business: Aug. 3, 2023

The Commercial Appeal

The Office of Communications and Marketing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, along with leaders of the UT System Communications and Marketing Office, received top honors from national and Tennessee public relations competitions for the planning, execution and promotion of last fall’s “Everywhere You Look, UTHSC” tour, a statewide tour to emphasize UTHSC’s presence… Read More


Congressman Cohen Announces NIH Grants to UTHSC and St. Jude

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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced two grants from the National Institutes of Health. One, for $500,500, is for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for a project entitled “Mechanisms of Sonic Hedgehog Signal Transduction” from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The second, for $423,500, is for research on periodontal ligament regeneration, from the… Read More


Advanced Cancer: Bowel Obstruction Treatment Guidance from New Trial

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Findings from the first-ever prospective trial including a randomized pathway comparing surgery to non-surgical treatment of malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) provide important evidence to help inform clinical decision-making in managing this frequent complication in patients with advanced cancer.


‘We’re all here for a purpose.’ Memphis dentist wins award for non-profit work

The Commercial Appeal

DDS, Rosenthal’s organization, holds an annual one-day symposium every August at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center for students age 14 to 18 and holds a much longer program for that same age group as well as children age 2 to 5, from January to June. Neither program is required to attend the other, there is… Read More


Complicated case: amped up in the eye

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A case of acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy following viral gastroenteritis


New U. of Tennessee program will help offset shortage of perioperative nurses

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The Operating Room Scholars program, developed by the UT Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) College of Nursing, will educate nursing students as perioperative nurses through the college’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. Baptist Memorial Health Care is working with the College of Nursing to develop the curriculum and pilot the program.  


MicroVention Announces 5-Year Clinical Trial Data and Size Additions for its WEB Aneurysm Embolization System

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“It is great to have long term follow up on this large, adjudicated GCP study. At this time, there is no device that has been shown to be safer for aneurysm patients than WEB. So, if a patient with a wide-neck bifurcation aneurysm can be treated with WEB, that ought to be the primary consideration,”… Read More


Memphis doctor Christina Rosenthal honored as a Health Equity Hero in nationwide award

The Commercial Appeal

Dr. Christina Rosenthal is recognized as a Health Equity Hero by DentaQuest. The award comes with a $5,000 donation, which Rosenthal says will go to DDS’s parent organization, the 516 Foundation. Dr. Christina Rosenthal and group of young DDS graduates pose for a photo at UT Health Science Center. Students receive their white coats through… Read More