UTHSC In the Media


Spicy food might burn in the moment, but it likely won’t harm your health in the long term

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Everyone has a different tolerance for spicy food — some love the burn, while others can’t take the heat. But the scientific consensus on whether spicy food can have an effect — positive or negative — on your health is pretty mixed.


Best Dental Schools in Tennessee – Top 10 For the Field of Dentistry

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is a renowned institution with a College of Dentistry that has been a pillar in dental education, research, and service in Tennessee.


Gun violence driving patient numbers, taking toll at Regional One

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“Each of the last two years, we’ve had 1,400 patients come in from gun violence, and this year, we’re on pace to break that, which is really unthinkable,” said Kerwin, who’s also chief of the Division of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care at the nearby University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine.


Thanksgiving could cue season of over-eating, putting diabetics at higher risk

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In many ways, says the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Dr. Samuel Dagogo-Jack, Thanksgiving is the, well, kickoff to a season of disastrous eating habits for people with diabetes or prediabetes.


Video: Evolution of anaphylaxis guidelines, therapies

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The future of anaphylaxis guidelines and treatments are evolving, Jay A. Lieberman, MD, FACAAI, told Healio at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.


Two trauma doctors followed tug to return to Regional One

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Two doctors who trained at Regional One Health’s trauma center later returned to take leadership roles at the hospital. Dr. Martin Croce, Regional One Health’s senior vice president and chief medical officer, and Dr. Andrew James Kerwin, chief of trauma, trained at the Elvis Presley Trauma Center, then left to pursue roles elsewhere. They both later returned… Read More


Dr. Desirée Burroughs-Ray Appointed to SMA’s Education Committee

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Dr. Burroughs-Ray has been involved with SMA since 2022. She has served as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine at University of Tennessee Health Science Center since 2020 and was appointed Associate Program Director of their combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency in 2021. In addition, Dr. Burroughs-Ray serves as faculty advisor for the Internal Medicine… Read More


A.T. Still Research Institute hosts 15th annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium

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The keynote speaker was Dennis Black, MD. Dr. Black is the James Dustin Buckman professor of pediatrics and professor of physiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. He serves as scientific director of the Children’s Foundation Research Institute of Memphis, as well as vice president for research for Le Bonheur Children’s… Read More