Kidney Transplantation Needs Improvement for ESKD Patients
Despite effort and acknowledgement, new research shows kidney transplantation has not improved much in the last 2 decades for patients with end-stage kidney failure (EKSD).
UTHSC In the Media
A Fight for $15, Complete
COVID-19 ushered in an era of painful cuts for most colleges and universities. Layoffs, furloughs and lost raises have become common for staff and faculty members at many institutions.
Two-thirds of Tennessee residents over 70 still need COVID-19 vaccinations
According to the state of Tennessee, only 1 in 3 people over 70 have been vaccinated. “We need to make sure if you don’t have a computer and you don’t have a car, you can access the vaccine if you would like to get it. And that’s been a challenge,” said Dr. Scott Strome with… Read More
Student Sues University of Tennessee After Being Expelled for ‘Sexual’ Social Media Posts
A University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) student has filed a lawsuit against the school alleging she was expelled for sexually suggestive social media posts. Kimberley Diei said the university violated her right to free speech by expelling her from their pharmacy program for her comments on Twitter and Instagram. Backed by the Foundation… Read More
NCPDP Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to UTHSC College of Pharmacy to Demonstrate Value of Physician/Pharmacist Collaboration Using PeCP
The NCPDP Foundation Board of Trustees, who govern the 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization that is affiliated with NCPDP, has awarded a $100,000 grant to University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Pharmacy for a research project to demonstrate the clinical value of integrating the NCPDP/HL7 Pharmacist eCare Plan (PeCP) in pharmacy and medical… Read More
Doctors suspect COVID delayed immune response in young surgeon’s death
A young orthopedic surgeon with OrthoSouth who died early Monday, Feb. 8, may be the nation’s first case of an adult who died of a delayed immune response to COVID and had received the vaccine. Dr. J. Barton Williams died early Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. He was 37.
Presenting the 2021 CEOs of the Year
For several years, Inside Memphis Business magazine has celebrated CEOs of the Year — those top leaders possessed of insight and vision who have made a difference in our community. The process was straightforward: We would choose four, each representing an organization of a different size. IMB would have a sponsored breakfast honoring the executives,… Read More
Brazilian variant now also in county
A week after the U.K. variant was sequenced in Shelby County, researchers now confirm the Brazilian strain is also circulating here. Both are considered more contagious strains of COVID-19.“This reflects that this is a world disease and the variants are going to come to the United States,” said Dr. Scott Strome, executive dean of the… Read More