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UT’s health schools give state $4 billion shot of economic good

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center gave the state a $4 billion shot of economic juice last year, a new study estimates. University officials ordered the study to give taxpayers and legislators a new look at UTHSC’s impact beyond training the professionals who staff scores of health facilities. The study suggests tuition paid by… Read More


Gun Deaths And Car Injuries Are On The Rise And No One Knows Why

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Both accidental and violent deaths and injuries had been on the decline for decades — but that trend reversed, with a particularly large spike in firearm-related homicides and suicides and motor vehicle accidents between 2014 and 2016, according to new research… …Dr. Martin Croce, a trauma surgeon at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center,… Read More


Nashville’s Desperate Need For Dental Work Inspires New UT Residency Program

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Saint Thomas Health has found that when it offers free care in the community, half the people come because of their teeth. Bad oral health is connected to poor digestion and even heart disease. So the hospital system was looking for a more permanent solution. And it donated $2.5 million to expand the Matthew Walker… Read More


$300,000 Grant Helps To Fund UTHSC Research For Cure For Pancreatic Cancer

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A $300,000 grant is aimed at helping find a cure for pancreatic cancer. University of Tennessee Health Science Center has been researching a cure for years, but thanks to this grant from the Kosten Foundation for pancreatic cancer, they are one step closer.


UT- Methodist Transplant Institute Names Director of Research

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Valeria Raquel Mas, PhD, has been named Director of Transplant Research for the UT- Methodist Transplant Institute. She will also hold the Transplant Institute Endowed Professorship in Translational Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


Only 40% of Pediatric CNS Cancer Survivors Achieve Full Independence as Adults

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Sixty percent of adult survivors of pediatric CNS tumors do not achieve full functional and social independence, according to results from a study conducted by researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.1 Investigators assessed 306 adult survivors who completed baseline evaluations as part of the St. Jude… Read More


State Clinical and Translational Science Institute Established

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Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) have formed the Tennessee Clinical and Translational Science Institute (TN-CTSI) to address health inequities in the Southern United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the American South represented the largest population growth by region in 2017. Comprised of 17 states stretching from Texas, Oklahoma,… Read More


St. Baldrick’s Foundation Grants Awarded to St. Jude, UTHSC Researchers

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The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to funding childhood cancer research, has awarded more than $650,000 in new grants to support researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). Based in Los Angeles, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation is one of the nation’s largest private funder of… Read More