County looks to Nashville for jail’s mental health facility
According to local leaders, the facility is necessary because a third of the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center’s population struggles with mental health issues.
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SNIS acknowledges “major shift” in chronic SDH treatment following new trial data
In an official statement, the Society of Neurolnterventional Surgery (SNIS) has acknowledged middle meningeal artery (MMA) embolisation as a beneficial adjunctive treatment for chronic subdural haematoma (SDH).
These midsize Tennessee companies are among the best to work for in the U.S., according to Forbes
Forbes released its annual ranking of the country’s best midsize employers on Tuesday which highlights the nation’s best places to work. The annual ranking is based on a survey of over 17,000 U.S.-based workers. Forbes classified employers as midsize if the organization has 1,000 to 5,000 employees.
First African American to graduate from UT Health Science Center to celebrate release of autobiography
Alvin Crawford, MD, was the first African American to attend and graduate from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. On Monday, February 26, he will return to UT Health Science Center for a celebration and book signing of his recently published autobiography “The Bone Doctor’s Concerto: Music, Surgery, and the Pieces… Read More
FDA approves Xolair to avert severe food allergy reactions
Dr. Jay Lieberman, an allergist-immunologist at University of Tennessee Health Science Center, calls the new treatment option exciting for patients, families and allergists.
Why virtual learning snow days are bad for everyone’s mental health
“The added burden of a child being home and having to monitor their school is added work that moms don’t have the time for or the capacity,” says Jessi Gold, MD, a psychiatrist who specializes in student mental health at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
UT-ORII announces two new UT-ORNL research initiatives
The University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute, or UT-ORII, has selected circular bioeconomy systems and radiopharmaceutical therapies as its two newest Convergent Research Initiatives (CRIs), areas of joint research for UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Over the next five years, UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, or ORNL, will invest $40 million-$20 million per… Read More
ZODIAC clinical trial led by UT Health Science Center professor likely to make major impact on stroke care
Research findings in a clinical trial led by a professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing are likely to dramatically change care and improve outcomes for patients suffering from acute stroke.