UTHSC Continues Community Outreach with Participation in Give Kids a Smile Day
Middle-school students from Freedom Prep Academy received free dental services from the UTHSC College of Dentistry for Give Kids a Smile Day on Friday, February 3.
UTHSC In the Media
Death Rates From Cancer in Tennessee Vary Widely by County
While deaths from all forms of cancer dropped nationally by 20 percent over the past 35 years, a new study shows that death rates actually increased in some U.S. counties, including in rural areas of Tennessee, Kentucky and other parts of the South. he death rate varied depending on the type of cancer, but was… Read More
Altha Stewart: Faces of Memphis
Dr. Altha Stewart is the kind of person who, when interviewed, makes a journalist wish she didn’t have to adhere to a word count. Her dedication to bringing together education, health, family and legal agencies to create a community-wide resource for families with children impacted by violence is not only her professional focus, it is… Read More
Experts Wary as FDA Eases Regulations in Push for Cheaper Hearing Aids
The federal Food and Drug Administration is dropping some of its regulation of hearing aids in hopes that cheaper alternatives will soon be available. But the proposal is drawing opposition from audiologists, who say inexpensive devices won’t help people with serious hearing loss. Hearing aids are medical devices, so the FDA regulates how they are… Read More
Here Are Some Good Eating Habits for 2017
If you’ve resolved to adopt better eating habits in 2017, here’s some advice: Eat on a regular schedule, and don’t skip meals. This helps keep you satiated and prevents unnecessary grazing. Eating regular meals is also a key strategy in successful weight loss and weight maintenance efforts. Those dealing with medical issues, like diabetes, pre-diabetes or… Read More
For New Plough Center Director, Job is Calling
For Dr. Harry Kochat, the best parts of working in pharmaceutical development are the interactions with grateful patients. Like the one he remembers from early in his career, when Kochat – whose work has focused on the development of life-saving drugs for more than three decades – encountered a mother and her young son. That… Read More
UTHSC Taps New Director for Plough Center
Dr. Harry Kochat has been named the new director of the Plough Center for Sterile Drug Delivery Systems at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Grandfamilies: The Health Challenges of Raising Grandchildren
With an opioid abuse epidemic raging, many children of parents addicted to prescription painkillers or heroin, or whose parents have died from overdosing on the powerful drugs, are now being cared for by their grandparents. That’s contributed significantly to a rise in so-called grandfamilies: As of last year, 2.9 million children in the U.S. were… Read More