UTHSC In the Media


‘Chronic COVID’ inspires new follow-up clinic

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Hans Guenther spent a couple of days in the hospital with COVID-19 last spring. At his worst, he was on oxygen, fighting fever and sweats, and lying in bed wondering if he was about to move from one category to another.


Free COVID-19 testing available in Memphis this weekend

The Commercial Appeal

A big series of free COVID-19 testing events takes place in Memphis Saturday and Sunday. A big weekend of free COVID-19 testing events continues in Memphis this Sunday, Nov. 22.


NIH-funded study to test emergency treatment for devastating stroke in Memphis

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Stroke Team is joining researchers from more than 100 hospitals worldwide to conduct a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research study called FASTEST that will test the safety and efficacy of a medication called recombinant factor Vlla to prevent hemorrhage expansion in patients with strokes caused by bleeding in the… Read More


American researchers identify three drugs as possible therapeutics for COVID-19

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With almost a year of coronavirus behind us, the pertinent question on everyone’s lips is this: is there any solution to the covid-19 vaccine at all? With covid-19 vaccines at the brink of being deployed (both the Modern and Pfizer vaccines are almost 95% successful according to clinical trials), the focus is also on therapeutic… Read More


UTHSC researchers identify three drugs as possible therapeutics for COVID-19

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Three drugs, already approved for other uses in humans, have been identified as possible therapeutics for COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The finding is a product of work by researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) collaborating with those at the University of New Mexico. Based on virtual and… Read More


St. Jude Scientists Identify Possible COVID-19 treatment

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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant illness and death while treatment options remain limited. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have discovered a potential strategy to prevent life-threatening inflammation, lung damage and organ failure in patients with COVID-19. The research appeared online in the journal Cell.   November 19: KSDK NewsChannel 5 November 19:… Read More


Shelby County could get the COVID-19 vaccine in a few weeks. Here’s what would happen next

The Commercial Appeal

Shelby County officials expect to begin receiving shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine within a few weeks, said Bruce Randolph, health officer for the Shelby County Health Department.


Patton and Taylor plan apartment development in Medical District

The Memphis Business Journal

Cameron Taylor and Lee Patton — whose primary business is commercial construction — are planning to develop apartments next to Methodist University Hospital.