UTHSC In the Media


Caring for health care workers: COVID-19 highlights need for mental health, self-care

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With health care workers on the front lines of the fight against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some health officials say the industry must address the underlying problems of stress and burnout to head off a growing mental health crisis in the field, especially as the effects of the coronavirus will be felt for months if… Read More


Will Memphis-area schools open in the fall? Here’s why that’s a ‘tough question’

The Commercial Appeal

With back-to-business plans in order, leaders are looking to the complicated issue of reopening schools. New plans will consider the school calendar, how students get to school and how much school work will be done outside the classroom. Knowing when and how to bring kids back into classrooms is complex.  


Health experts say pandemic could be taking a mental and emotional toll on children

My Fox Memphis

The pandemic has been a stressful time for many of us and experts say it may be taking a mental and emotional toll on our children. “Children will know based on what they see on the news and how they see you react as to whether or not this is really serious and something to… Read More


Internationally known neurologist leads new center at St. Jude

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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the go-to place in the world for pediatric cancer treatment and research, is broadening its reach to include catastrophic neurological disease. Dr. Richard Finkel, an internationally recognized pediatric neurologist whose work in clinical trials has led to new treatments for neurological disease, including spinal muscular atrophy, is the lead architect… Read More


Coronavirus impacts Mother’s Day celebrations

WREG

Mother’s Day will have to be celebrated a little differently this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Jon McCullers, Dean of Clinical Affairs at the College of Medicine at University of Tennessee Health Science Center, said people really need to limit contact and avoid gathering.


Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Common in Eye Infections

JAMA Ophthalmology has published 10-year results of the ongoing, multicenter, prospective Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring in Ocular micRoorganisms (ARMOR) surveillance study evaluating profiles and trends in antibiotic resistance among common ocular bacterial pathogens across the United States. ARMOR is the only ongoing surveillance study of its kind. The study was sponsored by Bausch & Lomb.  


Memphis shows 5% positive COVID antibody rate; critics question test accuracy

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New York City made headlines just over a week ago when 21% of people randomly tested had positive results for COVID-19 antibodies, presumably showing signs of immunity. In Memphis, 5% of those tested are positive for antibodies, a sign that the disease is in the early stages here and that most people are still susceptible,… Read More


The 901: Why Memphis should require everyone to wear face masks

The Commercial Appeal

No shirt, no shoes, no service — but how about face masks? Today, for the first time in a long time (49 days, to be exact), Memphians can eat inside a restaurant, shop for nonessentials in a “nonessential” store, and even hit the gym. But while businesses’ public-facing employees are required to wear face masks… Read More