A delegation from the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) visited Memphis last week to develop relationships with Memphis health care organizations, including the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Regional One Health, and West Cancer Center & Research Institute. The visit was organized by the… Read More
Medical director, gastroenterology, Regional One Health; Associate professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Chronic disease can leave its sufferers feeling helpless and hopeless. Dr. Leonard Baidoo, who specializes in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), offers his patients something dear — relief.
Memphis Crisis Center has provided volunteer-powered crisis line services to the community for more than half a century, and its role in the mental health of the community has expanded with the launch of 988, a new national crisis hotline. Community support is essential to the success of Memphis Crisis Center, and University of Tennessee Health… Read More
St. Jude Chair of Excellence in Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, and professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and Genetics division chief, UTHSC, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Dr. Chester Brown sees the big picture. Indeed, he oversees the Biorepository and Integrative Genomics initiative (BIG) for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and the… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is partnering with the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation (AAMDSIF), along with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Regional One Health, and Baptist Memorial Hospital, to hold the AAMDSIF Patient and Family Conference for the first time in Memphis on July 23.
Current and future medical professionals are raising the red flag about the ripple effects the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling will have on medical students’ training. But Tennessee universities aren’t disclosing how they’ll navigate the new laws and keep their programs in the good graces of accreditation systems. Of the five medical schools in Tennessee, four… Read More
A group of organizations representing some of Memphis’ brightest minds is building an ecosystem to expand access to STEM education for students who have been historically underrepresented in science-related careers. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis-Shelby County Schools, University of Memphis, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, LeMoyne-Owen College and Frayser Community PTSA are among the… Read More
The Urban Child Institute granted $375,000 to the UTHSC Center for Youth Advocacy and Well-Being, and $500,000 for Le Bonheur’s Family Resilience Initiative.
