Shelby County infectious disease experts are concerned about the growing number of babies with congenital syphilis, a preventable infection that can cause serious health issues. Screening during pregnancy is the key to preventing the spread of syphilis from mother to baby. “And definitely since the pandemic, we’ve started to see a lot of disruptions in… Read More
In a decades-long technical tour de force lead by Duke’s Center for In Vivo Microscopy with colleagues at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh and Indiana University, researchers took up the gauntlet and improved the resolution of MRI leading to the sharpest images ever captured of a mouse brain.
Kevin Foley, MD, Chairman of Semmes-Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute and professor of neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery and biomedical engineering at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center stated, “The Inspire porous PEEK technology checks all of the boxes for an ideal interbody implant: fully interconnected porosity, modulus of elasticity equivalent to cancellous bone, strong biomechanical… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry is holding a “floss-cutting” Friday, April 14, to launch its new $45 million dental facility. The Delta Dental Building is a four-story, 68,000-square-foot facility that will accommodate larger numbers of dentistry students and help increase access to dental care.
Dr. Tim Fabian was recruited in 1980 to create, staff and design care protocols for what would be the Elvis Presley Trauma Center, still the only Level 1 trauma center within 150 miles of Memphis in any direction. Fabian turned the reins of the trauma center over to Croce in 2000 when he became chairman… Read More
When we cut the ribbon (in this case the floss) on the new Delta Dental of Tennessee Building at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis on April 14, we will be ushering in a new day for the oral health of the people of Tennessee.
Leaders hoping to develop a regional dental clinic and training site in Kingsport had cause to celebrate Friday: a $250,000 donation from Delta Dental of Tennessee’s Smile180 Foundation that will be used to purchase equipment. Plans for the clinic were formalized last fall when the Kingsport Board of Mayor and Alderman (BMA) voted to sign… Read More
A team of scientists led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed a molecule that disrupts the infection mechanism of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and could be used to develop new treatments for COVID-19 and other viral diseases.
