UTHSC’s Dr. Jon McCullers weighs in on reporting COVID-19 cases at school and pandemic trends in Shelby County
UTHSC’s Dr. Jon McCullers weighs in on reporting COVID-19 cases at school and pandemic trends in Shelby County
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UTHSC’s Athena Starlard-Davenport awarded NIH grant to study potential sickle cell treatment pathway
In a century’s worth of drug approvals, only four sickle cell disease treatments have received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. A University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) researcher hopes her work will help increase that number. Athena Starlard-Davenport, Ph.D., was awarded a three-year, $900,000-plus National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to serve as… Read More
APA Traces History of Racism in Psychiatry and the Nation in Second Member Town Hall
Just a few days before the 57th anniversary of the civil rights March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream Speech,” APA hosted the second in a series of town hall meetings to address structural racism in psychiatry. A distinguished panel of Black psychiatrists spoke to approximately 425 APA… Read More
Shelby County COVID update: Progress made but not time to relax
According to Dr. Jon McCullers — an infectious disease expert who serves as a member of the Memphis/Shelby County Joint COVID-19 Task Force; as Pediatrician-in-Chief at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital; and as the COO of the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center — having the tripwires and a response framework in place was more… Read More
University of Tennessee Health Science Center and FDS, Inc. Form Partnership to Study the Impact of Community Pharmacy Driven COVID-19 Testing on Public Health
FDS, Inc., a leading pharmacy software company, announced today a partnership with University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Pharmacy to mobilize community pharmacies as COVID-19 testing sites and to study the impact on public health.
UTHSC professor receives $4.5M for links in kidney, cardiovascular disease
Adebowale Adebiyi’s lab in the Coleman Building, 956 Court St., spills over two floors now and is in the process of growing again. Adebiyi, who became a full professor in July, this summer also received $4.5 million from the National Institutes of Health for two projects that in 10 years have defined his life’s work… Read More
In harm’s way is now a way of life for John James Jr.
Barely two years out of nursing school, John James Jr. found his way onto the pages of The New York Times, as part of an expose’ titled “In Harm’s Way.” The article spotlights healthcare professionals all over the country, featuring their reflections on caring for COVID-19 patients. Also: New Pittsburgh Courier Black Facts … Read More
Will Memphis-area schools alert all families of COVID-19 cases? It depends on the school
In Tennessee, state officials have acknowledged that COVID-19 transmission will occur in schools. But how will families and staff know? Communication methods vary across the seven public school districts in Shelby County. Some schools plan to report cases of COVID-19 schoolwide, as many would if another infectious illness, like measles, was found in the school.