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
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
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.
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
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 …
“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.
Dr. Brandon Cannon … received his doctor of dental surgery degree with high honors from the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry in Memphis.
Memphis and Shelby County face unique health care challenges — high rates of prematurity, cancer and obesity, and related conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.
