Because children are usually smaller in body size, it takes less caffeine to impair their functioning. An insignificant amount for an adult could be overwhelming for a small child. Too much caffeine can cause increase heart rate and blood pressure, contribute to acid reflux, and cause anxiety and sleep disturbances in children. In very high… Read More
We have become a coffee-crazed culture. Yet, with all the studies coming out on how a cup of joe can reduce the risk for diabetes, heart disease, stroke, dementia and some cancers, what’s the harm? It starts when small children begin to ask for caffeinated drinks like coffee “because they see the parents and older siblings drinking it — it’s… Read More
Ascension Saint Thomas and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center are addressing the shortage of physicians in rural communities with the pilot of Middle Tennessee’s first rural track for family medicine residents.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center Police Chief Anthony Berryhill says the campus’ six doctoral-degree-granting colleges bring in some of the brightest minds from across the globe. While diversity is welcomed and encouraged, it can pose challenges since all cultures have their own ways of communicating and their own viewpoints. Berryhill works to ensure his… Read More
Could COVID-19 get worse this winter? Could it be a tough flu season? Do you need to be vaccinated for both? Should you be wearing a mask? All valid questions. And here to answer those questions and more, are infectious disease experts Dr. Jon McCullers, from the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee… Read More
More than two years after the early 2020 onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the numbers tell an unfinished story, and those numbers continue to mount. “The distinction is that in scientific terms, using the definition of a pandemic, it’s clearly over,” said Dr. Jon McCullers, chief operating officer for the College of Medicine at University… Read More
Epigenetics, asthma, polyps and mitral valve regurgitation might seem unlikely subjects of artistic inspiration, but the marriage of medical science and visual art is drawing visitors to “The Art of Science” at Crosstown Arts. They paired up with local researchers and clinicians to create science-inspired pieces offering glimpses inside the clinics and laboratories of renowned… Read More
Robert M. Craft, MD, has been named the interim dean of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine in Knoxville. Dr. Craft succeeds Paul J. Hauptman, MD, who served as dean for four years. Dr. Hauptman will become the dean of the University of Nevada-Reno School of Medicine and chief academic officer… Read More
