“We work on nutrition, education, health education, breast feeding, all of the stressors that would increase a woman’s risk of pre-term delivery because that’s one of the leading causes of infant mortality,” Dr. Linda Moses-Simmons of the Blues Project said. Dr. Simmons is also the assistant professor of OBGYN at UT Health Science Center and said studies on… Read More
The Blues Project delivers education, counseling, social support and resource referrals to mothers like Hill, from pregnancy through the child’s second birthday. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee Health Foundation funds the program run by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
“The healthier the babies, the healthier our community,” said Dr. Linda Moses, director of the Blues Project.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Memphis Region Alumni Chapter hosts Dr. James Eason: Thursday at Memphis University School (Wunderlich Auditorium), 6191 Park. 6:30 p.m. (social time), 7 p.m. (program) Dr. Eason, UTHSC alumnus and director of the Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute, shares stories of his career and discusses the services offered by the… Read More
The BLUES Project hosts 8th annual Community Health Fair/Birthday Celebration: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at Hollywood Community Center, 1560 N. Hollywood in recognition of September as National Infant Mortality Awareness Month. The BLUES Project is a nonprofit community outreach and research program aimed at reducing infant mortality rates in the region. 901-448-3750 or uthsc.edu/blues
The West Cancer Center will hold its Inaugural Bluff City Blues 100 – Ride to Fight On, a cycling event, on Oct. 11. The event is being held to raise funds for research, education and support for patients and family members being treated at The West Clinic. West Cancer Center is a partnership of The West Clinic,… Read More
This group of adults faces ‘the biggest gap in affordability by far,’ said Ilana Graetz, assistant professor in the department of preventive medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis and the study’s lead author.
This group of adults faces ‘the biggest gap in affordability by far,’ said Ilana Graetz, assistant professor in the department of preventive medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis and the study’s lead author.
