Free COVID-19 testing available in Memphis this weekend
A big series of free COVID-19 testing events takes place in Memphis Saturday and Sunday. A big weekend of free COVID-19 testing events continues in Memphis this Sunday, Nov. 22.
UTHSC In the Media
NIH-funded study to test emergency treatment for devastating stroke in Memphis
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Stroke Team is joining researchers from more than 100 hospitals worldwide to conduct a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research study called FASTEST that will test the safety and efficacy of a medication called recombinant factor Vlla to prevent hemorrhage expansion in patients with strokes caused by bleeding in the… Read More
American researchers identify three drugs as possible therapeutics for COVID-19
With almost a year of coronavirus behind us, the pertinent question on everyone’s lips is this: is there any solution to the covid-19 vaccine at all? With covid-19 vaccines at the brink of being deployed (both the Modern and Pfizer vaccines are almost 95% successful according to clinical trials), the focus is also on therapeutic… Read More
UTHSC researchers identify three drugs as possible therapeutics for COVID-19
Three drugs, already approved for other uses in humans, have been identified as possible therapeutics for COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The finding is a product of work by researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) collaborating with those at the University of New Mexico. Based on virtual and… Read More
St. Jude Scientists Identify Possible COVID-19 treatment
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant illness and death while treatment options remain limited. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have discovered a potential strategy to prevent life-threatening inflammation, lung damage and organ failure in patients with COVID-19. The research appeared online in the journal Cell. November 19: KSDK NewsChannel 5 November 19:… Read More
Shelby County could get the COVID-19 vaccine in a few weeks. Here’s what would happen next
Shelby County officials expect to begin receiving shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine within a few weeks, said Bruce Randolph, health officer for the Shelby County Health Department.
Patton and Taylor plan apartment development in Medical District
Cameron Taylor and Lee Patton — whose primary business is commercial construction — are planning to develop apartments next to Methodist University Hospital.
UTHSC collaborates with Regeneron to advance precision medicine in the mid-south
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has entered into an agreement with the Regeneron Genetics Center, a subsidiary of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., for the company to sequence DNA that has been voluntarily collected and stored as part of a biorepository initiative UTHSC is building in collaboration with its partner teaching hospitals. November 18: News… Read More