The Shelby County Health Department announced its new Board of Health members Wednesday morning. The board will operate as a support structure for the health department, offering evaluations for the overall health of residents and guidance for department officials. Jon McCullers will be the 2022 chair of the board. The group chose him at its first meeting and he… Read More
The physiology department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is recognized as one of the best in the country, but its facilities are among the worst. The department’s faculty members have been conducting their research in two buildings as its main facility gets renovated. UTHSC is using $11.5 million in state funds to… Read More
Lacretia Carroll Assistant professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing Bio: Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Hometown: Corinth, Mississippi Work background: A Registered Nurse who served in that role for 11 years, including in medical surgical at Methodist University Hospital and pediatric and neurosurgical intensive care atLe Bonheur Children’s Hospital before switching to clinical research Education: BSN, University of… Read More
A team of University of Tennessee Health Science Center researchers has been awarded $2.19 million from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for their investigation of the neurotoxic effects of toluene, a common chemical found in many household products.
MEMPHIS, Tenn — Do you need $500 a month? A new program in Memphis starts in August and it’ll pay parents $500 a month to participating families. Equity to Prosperity targets low-income Memphis families with two-year-olds. This new Pre-K program is to ensure kids are on grade level when they start elementary school. Eric Harris created… Read More
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — As he aborted 11 pregnancies at a clinic here one busy Friday this month, Aaron Campbell also was training a medical student in a procedure that soon could be outlawed in this state and many others. Case by case, he narrated the nuances of pelvic examination, pain-blocking injection, cervical dilation and, ultimately,… Read More
Almost a year after construction began, the first phase of development on Orleans Station is a few weeks away. The first apartment building in the $67 million mixed-use Medical District complex will be completed by July 22, Alex Turley of Henry Turley Co. said. “Our mission going into this project was to help build an… Read More
On a Monday morning in June, at the start of the week leading up to World Sickle Cell Day, a group of nurses from around the nation gathered in a classroom at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing. They were in town to listen to local patients describe the agonizing physical pain… Read More
