UTHSC In the Media


Louis Britt, Memphis transplant pioneer, dies at 84

The Commercial Appeal

The founder and president of the Mid-South Transplant Foundation Inc., Dr. Britt was also a driving force behind the University of Tennessee Health Science Center performing liver transplants beginning in 1982.


Starting the School Year

The Commercial Appeal

A consistent bedtime routine is key to helping your child have a less-stressful start to the school year, according to Dr. Valerie Arnold, chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at UTHSC.


Pediatricians advise parents to shift away from tempting convenience foods.

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Indeed, homemade lunches are often higher in calories and lower in nutritional value than the fare served in the lunch line. That’s not so surprising since they tend to reflect the packaged foods that fill the American diet, says Mark Corkins, chief of pediatric gastroenterology at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital at the University of Tennessee… Read More


Delta Dental Helps Healing Hands Health Center in Bristol Double Clinic Size; Expansion brings new internship partnership with UT School of Dentistry

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Today’s opening and ribbon cutting ceremony was attended by Governor Bill Haslam who has promised to help provide affordable dental care to all residents of the state. Additionally, Dr. Ken Brown, Executive Vice Chancellor and COO at the University of Tennessee’s Health Science Center in Memphis, announced a new dental student internship program at Healing… Read More


Healing Hands opens new location

Dr. Ken Brown, executive vice chancellor and chief operating officer at the University of Tennessee’s Health Science Center in Memphis, announced there will also be a new dental student internship program that will begin in September.


UTHSC’s new $39M research center equipped to attract nation’s best

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is touting its newest building as a magnet for the country’s top researchers. The Translational Science Research Building, standing four-stories above the corner of Union and Manassas, is a state-of-the-art facility where researchers will study new treatments for health concerns like cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, stroke and mental… Read More


Why Are Some Medical Schools Still Killing Pigs to Train Students?

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Out of the 188 accredited medical schools in North America, only the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the prestigious Johns Hopkins continue to teach with live animal laboratories. The administrations from these two schools argue that the complete riddance of animal laboratories may compromise the quality of health care …


Doctors get on-the-job training at Saint Louise Clinic

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“It just so happened that after it opened, the decision was made to partner with the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences in Memphis with Saint Thomas Health in a residency program here locally for family and emergency medicine,” Ferguson said.