As monkeypox continues to spread, areas across the nation are having challenges when it comes to testing, vaccination, and treatment. This also comes at a crucial time when many children are heading back to school. We spoke with doctors about how parents can keep their children safe and how hospitals are preparing for more cases.
There’s a new way for people to get immediate help when they have a mental or emotional crisis. The 988 Suicide and Crisis lifeline connects a national network of trained counselors including the Memphis Crisis Center.
Dr. Matthew W. Wilson was named the Barrett G. Haik Endowed Chair for the Department of Ophthalmology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and director of the Hamilton Eye Institute. He began his new roles in June. He has served as the acting chair of the UTHSC Department of Ophthalmology since April 2021… Read More
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.
