Research involving artificial intelligence (AI) – performed in the late 1990s by Ken Tobin and others at Oak Ridge National Laboratory – is behind technology now being used at a drug store chain’s health care clinics to provide sight-saving telemedical diagnoses to hundreds of thousands of diabetic patients. Tobin became involved in the automated diagnosis of eye diseases when… Read More
Vitalant, formerly Lifeblood, relies on thousands of volunteers to donate blood, plasma, and platelets throughout the year to help patients in 4 Mid-South area hospitals. Our awesome volunteers roll up their sleeves and selflessly give of themselves to save the lives of loved ones, family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, fellow church members, and yes, even perfect… Read More
In 2003, they founded the “National Suicide and the Black Church Conference.” This year’s conference (the 10th one) is slated for Wednesday, June 14, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, June 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Southwest Tennessee Community College, 5983 Macon Cove. The conference is an extension to what the… Read More
University of Tennessee Health Science Center will be hosting its annual Cataract-A-Thon for the sixth year in a row. During this time, physicians will perform cataract surgeries at no cost to restore the sight to 25 individuals, who otherwise could not afford the procedure.
Though the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and the University of Memphis have different focuses, they also have a lot in common. Both recently underwent major leadership transitions, with Dr. Peter Buckley taking the reins as UTHSC’s chancellor in early 2022 and Bill Hardgrave, Ph.D., becoming U of M’s president a few months later. Both have made… Read More
Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have made a foundational discovery about chromosome biology through their work on the first-ever human pangenome reference.
All Kids Academy, an innovative program that delivers specialized schooling to hospitalized children, recently launched at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, in partnership with The University of Memphis and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Coopwood said a partnership with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to create an academic medical center would allow the State of Tennessee to invest in Regional One Health as its co-owner.
