UTHSC In the Media


Here’s the trend that almost delayed Phase II, could postpone Phase III

The Memphis Business Journal

When Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced the local back-to-business plan on April 27, he identified “flat or decreasing hospitalizations” as one of the keys to move from one phase to the next.


Mid-South lab working non-stop to develop new coronavirus antibody testing

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Did you know there are tests you can take to see if you’re immune or vulnerable to the coronavirus? FOX13 spoke with doctors and scientists who are investigating our bodies’ ability to fight off COVID-19 and working on a test that could indicate if we are either possibly immune or still vulnerable. They are called… Read More


UTHSC tracking COVID-19 data with regional maps

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is tracking the COVID-19 pandemic in Shelby County, the Memphis Metropolitan Area, and Tennessee.  


UTHSC releases new data about spread of COVID-19 in Memphis

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New data shows a steady increase in new COVID-19 cases in Shelby County compared to neighboring counties in the Mid-South. The same data shows more cases per capita in more rural counties like Tipton County. Researchers at the UT Health Science Center say we have to look at these numbers with context.  


Coronavirus live blog: ‘Face masks do make a difference’

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You can protect yourself and help prevent the spread of coronavirus by: Wash your hands regularly for 20 seconds, with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub Wear a mask when you are out in public Cover your nose and mouth with a disposable tissue or flexed elbow when you cough or sneeze Avoid close… Read More


UTHSC gives public access to daily COVID statistics

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Starting this week, information the University of Tennessee Health Science Center collects about COVID-19 infection rates across the nine-county metropolitan area will be available to the public.


How to Prepare for Safe Re-entry at University of Tennessee

The Commercial Appeal

The past several months have been hard, different, uneasy and challenging for us all. Since we suspended in-person classes on our campuses on March 11, life as we know it has drastically changed. No one ever heard of “social distancing” on our campuses prior to March. No one imagined that protective face masks would be… Read More


Recommend or Require: Dividing Line in Mask Debate

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To wear a mask or not to wear one. It’s developed into one of the enduring debates of the COVID-19 pandemic. And in the eyes of many, it’s more a matter of motive than need that drives the debate.