4th boot camp expands to train more nurses in sickle cell care
A nurse training program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is expanding to train more nurses to care for people with sickle cell disease (SCD).
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Alumnus funds broad scholarship program at U of M
More than five decades later, he is funding the Weil Scholars Program at the university, which, beginning this fall will offer scholarships and networking opportunities to 26 top-tier undergraduate and graduate students, including two medical students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Kits from Regional One help gunshot victims care for themselves at home
Regional One Health’s Elvis Presley Trauma Center, one of the nation’s busiest trauma centers, has started providing special kits to patients with bullet-related injuries while also exploring the possibility of bringing a community-based clinic to Memphis to serve those patients. The kit, called The BRIC Box, provides the supplies most patients will need to care… Read More
A look at Baptist University’s osteopathic medical school’s $34 million renovation
Baptist Health Sciences University is getting ready to open the first school of osteopathic medicine in West Tennessee.
Dr Gopal on Treatment Selection in Second-Line R/R mUC
Nikhil A. Gopal, MD, assistant professor, urology, assistant professor, College of Medicine – Memphis, Department of Urology, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, discusses treatment selection in the second line and beyond for patients with relapsed/refractory metastatic urothelial cancer.
Erlanger Gastroenterology Team Instrumental To International Study Success, Publication
In partnership with Erlanger, researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine – Chattanooga were part of a major multicenter international study just published in the journal Lancet Digital Health.
4 Epi Auto-Injector Alternatives Make Progress, Aim for Approval
These measurements indicate that the epinephrine is being absorbed and will work to treat real-world anaphylaxis, says Dr. Jay Lieberman, an allergist-immunologist at University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Called “pharmacokinetic” and “pharmacodynamic” data, the research is also what the FDA scrutinizes in approval consideration.
University of Tennessee System’s inaugural chief wellness officer Jessi Gold is dedicated to improving mental health on UT campuses
As of Feb. 1, Jessi Gold assumed the position of inaugural chief wellness officer for the University of Tennessee System. Gold’s primary focus in this position is to advance mental health culture and resources across all five UT campuses — Knoxville, Chattanooga, Pulaski, Martin and the Health Science Center at Memphis. While Gold will focus… Read More