UTHSC In the Media


Coping with Depression

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I sat down with Dr. Paul Hill of the University of Tennessee Department of Psychiatry to talk about ways of coping with depression


Groups spread message among black women about breast health

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… an ambitious summit at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) to battle the obstacles that have prevented some women in the African-American community from getting the diagnosis and treatment that could save their lives.


Protest at UT Health Science Center targets use of live pigs in medical training

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About 25 protesters lined the streets outside the University of Tennessee Health Science Center on Thursday, criticizing the school’s use of live pigs to train medical personnel.


UTHSC Professor Wins $1M Grant

The Daily News

Dr. Junling Wang, a professor in the department of clinical pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has won a grant of almost $1 million.


Memphis working to close the breast cancer disparity gap

The Commercial Appeal

“This is a huge problem in Memphis, a crisis,” said Dr. Gustavo Miranda-Carboni, a professor and cancer researcher at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Miranda-Carboni, recruited by UTHSC to study breast cancer and related health disparities, is part of a growing consortium of researchers, oncologists and health care providers who aren’t waiting.


Shelby County program helps relative caregivers

WREG

The University of Tennessee’s Relative Caregiver Program is designed to support children whose parents are not able to care for them.


Major Donor Gift for West Cancer Center

The Daily News

West Cancer Center has announced a multimillion-dollar gift from Jack and Betty Moore to The University of Tennessee/West Institute for Cancer Research, the cancer center’s fundraising arm.


Mystery still surrounds death of Inmate No. 81738

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The autopsy, conducted by a doctor at the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center in Memphis, listed Thornton’s cause of death as “multiple blunt traumatic and thermal injuries.”