The future of medical writing has already been drafted and its author is AI. At least that’s the opinion of Som Biswas, MD, a radiologist at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can lead to the development of frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), one of the most common forms of dementia found in people under the age of 65. Actor Bruce Willis — who is 67 — was diagnosed with the condition recently, and currently, there is no treatment for it. A team of researchers at… Read More
While there were small differences in sentiment observed, a “broadly polarized negative tone” was noted among certain public figures who shared a consistent pattern of emotional content related to their risk perceptions, political ideologies, and health-protective behaviors, reported Arash Shaban-Nejad, MPH, PhD, of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, and co-authors.
The University of Tennessee announced Friday its researchers are working toward finding the world’s first treatment for frontotemporal dementia. UT said the news comes coincidentally a day after Bruce Willis’ family announced the beloved actor had been diagnosed with FTD.
The scientific statement, which was published online last week in Stroke and presented at the International Stroke Conference in Dallas, TX, is a call to action, said Wendy Dusenbury, PhD, DNP (University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis), who chaired the writing group. “Every stroke program can probably take a little piece of this, at least, and… Read More
The campaign kicked off with a reading of You Can Become a Doctor Too by Dr. Christina Rosenthal hosted by West TN PBS at Hollis Powell Elementary School in Jackson, Tennessee on January 25. Dr. Rosenthal, a graduate of the University of Memphis and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Dentistry, founded… Read More
Officials said, “Jon Pat Ransom, Emily’s brother, is a medical student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. As he finished up his first year of med school, he applied for a research internship at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. After interviewing, receiving and accepting the position, Jon Pat… Read More
PBC’s Insley said Memphian Dr. Thomas “Toney” Russell, the company’s chief medical officer, has played an integral role in the business’ growth. Russell, an orthopedic trauma surgeon, researcher and professor emeritus of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has called Memphis home for the last half a century.
