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Medicinal Trees

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Writing about Overton Park this month, I found myself thinking about how the park’s magic is interwoven with the millions of memories made within those 342 acres.


Health & Wellness: $1 Million grant seeks solutions to brain damage

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Arsenic trioxide presents an interesting medical paradox: It is a highly toxic chemical that can cause serious harm to the brain, yet it is also an essential medicine used to treat a rare form of blood cancer.


Memphis Doctor Training Program at Risk as UT, Regional One Clash Over Money

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A financial dispute between the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine and Regional One Health has put the future of a resident training program in Memphis in question, with UT confirming it will exclude future Regional One resident and fellow rotations from its match program starting in July 2027.


Runners in Knoxville honor Pat Summitt at 13th annual Race for the Summitt

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Proceeds from the 5K benefit the Pat Summitt Foundation and Alzheimer’s research


2026 Super Women in Business: Jamila Smith-Young

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At Le Bonheur, I care for children and adolescents with diabetes and other endocrine disorders.


Tumor-Made Androgen Marks Breast Cancer Subtype and Survival Odds

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Researchers who measured hormones directly inside breast tumors report that one androgen, androstenedione, marks a distinct and largely favorable tumor state.


Tumor-Made Androgen Marks Breast Cancer Subtype and Survival Odds

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Researchers who measured hormones directly inside breast tumors report that one androgen, androstenedione, marks a distinct and largely favorable tumor state.


Dr. Darria: The rules for saving someone who’s choking changed. Do you know what to do?

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This week, I saw a heartbreaking story about an 8-year-old girl who died after a choking incident at school in Texas.