UTHSC In the Media


Deanie Parker’s Lifetime of Soul

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In fact, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) announced in late March a partnership with Soulsville Foundation and the Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation to create the UTHSC Health Hub: Soulsville, a medical center that will provide convenient, affordable healthcare to the neighborhood.


901 Health: Oncology from the Inside Out

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“I’ve been interviewed a couple times before and I’m not very good at it.” So says Dr. Michael D. Martin of the West Cancer Center and Research Institute, Mike to his friends and patients, by way of introduction. Yet any fears of being tongue-tied fade as he waxes enthusiastic about the great advances in oncology… Read More


Tennessee ranks 8th in overdose deaths, but numbers declining. Here’s where you can find treatment access.

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There are 17 help centers in Memphis that offer different resources for those seeking treatment, including help for those without funds or insurance.


Hats off to brain donors on Brain Donation Awareness Day

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Tony Reiner from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is using tools to visualize different forms of the huntingtin protein throughout the brain.


4 dental school updates to know

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center appointed Ken Tilashalski, DMD, as dean of its College of Dentistry in Memphis.


ShelbyCares campaign encourages men to take charge of their health

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Shelby County launched the ShelbyCares Neighborhood Health Club program in January to offer residents free workout classes at neighborhood gyms, but the county hasn’t had luck getting men to participate. The program is run by ShelbyCares, a community health partnership between the Shelby County Mayor’s Office of Innovation and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of… Read More


Four years after pandemic’s start, UTHSC shutters COVID testing lab

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Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic started, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center closed its on-campus COVID-19 testing laboratory Friday, May 3.


Gynecological Oncologist Michael Ulm Discusses Exciting New Drugs for Cancer

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Michael Ulm, MD, a Gynecological Oncologist for the West Cancer Center with offices in Germantown, Tenn., and other locations in the region, specializes in treating ovarian, uterine, cervical, vulvar and vaginal malignancies. Fortunately, women who live in the Memphis region now have access to antibody-drug conjugates that target tumors while sparing healthy tissue for patients… Read More