Dr. Christian Blake Bergeron, M.D., pediatrician at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, says adults who have severe cases of HFMD may have just never contracted it as kids, so their immune system fighting it off for the first time.
Researchers in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have received a $423,500 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health for research aimed at reducing disease and mortality rates associated with Aspergillus infections by focusing on the molecular pathways in… Read More
Dr. Frederick Azar, Campbell Clinic’s chief of staff, has been elected to lead the board of directors at ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Azar is a professor and director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program in the University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Biomedical Engineering.
The pediatric dental clinics associated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) College of Dentistry are providing more than just dental care to children. They have partnered with the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation’s program, “A Book Just for Me,” to offer free books along with toothbrushes and toothpaste to all pediatric patients at… Read More
inTRAvent Medical Partners LP, a medical device company dedicated to bringing intra-operative imaging and navigation to the bedside to improve neurosurgical procedures, today announced the appointment of Kevin Foley, MD, in the newly created role of Chief Innovation Officer (CIO).
Spectral AI, Inc. an artificial intelligence (AI) company focused on medical diagnostics for faster and more accurate treatment decisions in wound care, today announced the addition of seven clinical sites that are currently enrolling to support the development of its diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) application for the DeepView® Wound Imaging System. Participating investigators and clinical… Read More
Dr. Yangbo Sun, an assistant professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at UTHSC, conducts research on cardiovascular diseases and modifiable lifestyle risk factors. A study led by Dr. Sun found that eating one meal a day was associated with a higher risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in adults aged 40 or older.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing is working to increase the number of nurse-midwives in the Delta region, where maternal mortality rates are high and maternity care is scarce.
