UTHSC In the Media


SPRINT’s intensive therapy benefit fades once BP creeps back up

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The substantial reductions in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality achieved with intensive blood pressure lowering in the landmark SPRINT trial were not sustained in a newly released long-term follow-up.


University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine names neurosurgery leadership

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Paul Park, MD, and Madison Michael, MD, were named neurosurgery chair and vice chair at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine’s in Memphis.


Exceptional Women in Medicine Award 2026

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Discover the best and brightest, included in the nation’s largest network of peer-nominated doctors.


Movers & Shakers

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Saint Francis Healthcare recently announced the appointment of Ambrosia Scott as Market Therapy Director.


Research warns FDA’s proposed nutrition labelling could widen nutrition literacy gap

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New research has suggested that the FDA’s proposed front-of-package (FOP) labelling may not be the most effective choice for all Americans.


No Pagers Underwater: Doctors on the Healing Power of Diving

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“I have no memory of not being in the water,” says J. Richard Walker, MD, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Walker grew up at sea.


To ensure success, consumers’ nutrition literacy levels should factor into fda’s new front-of-package labeling

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As the FDA moves to finalize a rule requiring front-of-package (FOP) nutrition labels on most packaged foods and beverages in the US, new research suggests that while the proposed “Nutrition Info Box,” showing levels of saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar, was found to work best for consumers who had higher nutrition literacy, it may… Read More


To Ensure Success, Consumers’ Nutrition Literacy Levels Should Factor Into FDA’s New Front-of-Package Labeling

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As the FDA moves to finalize a rule requiring front-of-package (FOP) nutrition labels on most packaged foods and beverages in the US, new research suggests that while the proposed “Nutrition Info Box,” showing levels of saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar, was found to work best for consumers who had higher nutrition literacy, it may… Read More