UTHSC In the Media


UTHSC Donating Flu Vaccines

The Daily News

University Health Services, the campus health and illness care facility at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has donated 150 doses of flu vaccine for distribution to employees at Memphis International Airport, Christian Brothers University and Baptist College of Health Sciences.


UTHSC campus plan capitalizing on opportunity

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University of Tennessee Health Science Center leaders launched a campus master plan designed to enhance UTHSC’s position as an urban academic medical center at the core of a larger revitalization of the Memphis Medical Center District.


Master Plan UTHSC campus plan capitalizing on opportunity

The Daily News

When the campus master plan is fully implemented, UTHSC will have at least 15 new buildings to meet growing academic, research, clinical care and support needs. 


UTHSC professor Jim Bailey to sign novel

The Commercial Appeal

Jim Bailey, a professor of medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, will read from his debut novel, “The End of Healing” (The Healthy City, $33.95), at a book-signing from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Tsunami restaurant, next door to Burke’s Book Store, sponsor of the event. The book’s protagonist is a… Read More


Dr. Kovesdy Study Indicates Niacin May Slow Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Progression

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A team led by Csaba P. Kovesdy, MD, of the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, found that niacin treatment was associated with a significant decrease in the proportion of patients with rapid decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and a significant decrease in all-cause… Read More


Communications and Marketing Dept. Wins MarCom Awards

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The Communications and Marketing Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) earned distinction for their three entries in the 2014 MarCom International Awards…


Pharmacist–Technician Ratios Require More Evaluation, According to Study by UTHSC

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A team of pharmacists from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis became interested in the topic – See more at: https://www.pharmacytimes.com/news/PharmacistTechnician-Ratios-Require-More-Evaluation?utm_source=GoogleNews&utm_medium=GoogleNews&utm_campaign=PharmacyTimesNews#sthash.7IGANnyv.dpuf


Dr. Wheless Explains Seizure Assistance Dogs

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“The Medikidz comic book series is a way for children living with epilepsy to learn more about their disease, but also for their classmates and peers to learn about it, too,” said Dr. James Wheless, a professor of pediatric neurology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, director of the epilepsy program at Le… Read More