Two University of Tennessee Health Science Center professors (Drs. Audrey Zucker-Levin and Phyllis Richey) have been awarded a $1.5 million grant to study the effectiveness of one of the newest prosthetic feet on the market for use with military veteran amputees.
If you drive Downtown you may have noticed the new UT logos on Methodist Hospital and the continual construction on UTHSC’s 4,000-student campus. It’s likely the largest building boom ever for the school — 15 buildings have been renovated, built or are planned over the next few years, including a new College of Medicine.
Last October, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital opened a Healthy Lifestyles Clinic as part of their joint Pediatric Obesity Program under the direction of Joan Han, MD, a Harvard-educated endocrinologist and former U.S. Public Health Service officer.
Since its founding, the organization has provided nearly $500,000 for pancreatic research at UTHSC.
Two professors at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity. Audrey Zucker-Levin, GCS Emeritus, and Phyllis Richey, associate professor, received the grant to study the effectiveness of a microprocessor-controlled prosthetic foot (MPF) for use with military veteran amputees who have limited… Read More
The Ride to Fight On is a cycling fundraiser benefiting the West Cancer Center which is a nonprofit partnership between Methodist Healthcare, the West Clinic and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Dr. Jason Yaun, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis who wasn’t involved in the research, told MedPage Today that permethrins are still the most safe and effective treatment.
Dr. James B. Dale developed StreptAnova at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center. . . StreptAnova will soon undergo a Phase 1 clinical trial in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to test its effectiveness and whether it is safe for humans.
