St. Jude unlocks gold mine of virus data
With more than a year of data from its own employees, researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have evidence that COVID vaccines prevent infection among people who have no symptoms.
UTHSC In the Media
Schneider Shorts 05.07.2021
Nasal spray is obviously the way to go with COVID-19. Its easy to apply, easy to sell, it does not really matter at the end if it works or not.
WMC-TV: UofM, UTHSC holding in-person graduations this weekend with COVID-19 restrictions
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Memphis health leaders discuss solutions to youth violence
It’s Children’s Mental Health Week. Thursday, health leaders took this opportunity to have a conversation around youth violence and the impacts of it. Memphis police say in 2020, 38 children died and 30 of them were murdered. In 2021, 10 children have died due to violence so far.The most recent is a 16-year-old who was… Read More
UTHSC returns to in-person commencement ceremonies
Medical professionals graduating from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will get to celebrate commencement in person. It will be the first in-person commencement ceremonies since 2019 and will celebrate 792 graduates, including medicine, nursing, dentistry, and pharmacy. May 5: WMC-TV May 5: Local 24 May 5: Local 24 News at 6… Read More
Ascension launches heart fellowship at Tennessee hospital
Nashville, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas Heart will train the next generation of cardiologists with the launch of a cardiology fellowship program, according to a May 3 announcement shared with Becker’s. It’s the hospital’s first Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education accredited fellowship, and was sponsored by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of… Read More
Shelby County likely to drop mask mandate, business restrictions next week; issue recommendations
Shelby County officials said Tuesday that they plan to remove business restrictions and make the county’s mask mandate and health directive primarily “recommendations” rather than requirements next week.
Study: Algae-Derived Nasal Spray Effective in Reducing COVID Infection Among ICU Staff
Amcyte Pharma, a Seattle-based company dedicated to the commercialization of immunomodulators, announced the results of an independent clinical trial among ICU staff suggesting that its product, Nasitrol TM nasal spray, represents a safe and effective treatment that could prevent transmission of COVID-19