UTHSC In the Media

Veru Expands Oncology Drug Pipeline; Exclusively Licenses Phase 3 Clinical Stage Targeted Therapy for Endocrine Resistant Metastatic Breast Cancer

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Veru Inc. (NASDAQ: VERU), an oncology biopharmaceutical company with a focus on developing novel medicines for the management of prostate cancer and breast cancer, today announced that it has exclusively licensed worldwide rights to enobosarm, a late-stage oral novel androgen receptor (AR) targeting agent for the treatment of endocrine resistant ER+ HER2- metastatic breast cancer.… Read More

Cellworks Personalized Biosimulation Clinical Trial Predicted ATO and ATRA Therapy Response in APL Patients with 93% Accuracy

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Cellworks Group, Inc., a world leader in Personalized Medicine in the key therapeutic areas of Oncology and Immunology, today announced results from the myCare-021-01 clinical trial, which found that the Cellworks Omics Biology Model (CBM) predicted response to Arsenic Trioxide (ATO) and All-trans-retinoic Acid (ATRA) in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL) patients harboring PML-RARA fusions with… Read More

UTHSC rolls out 3-year program for primary care physicians

Published by Daily Memphian
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By 2030, Tennessee, which has about 4,000 general practice physicians, is expected to need 1,100 more, a 25% increase, as the population both grows and ages. To help, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is adding a chance to earn a medical degree in three years instead of four — saving in-state students about… Read More

Genetic variants linked to heart health in African American childhood cancer survivors

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Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have identified genetic variants in African American childhood cancer survivors that have implications for up-front care and long-term surveillance.     December 8: Mirage News    

Local high school senior wins $10k grant for possible COVID-19 vaccine

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A 17-year-old Germantown student is being awarded for his work to find a possible vaccine for COVID-19. The Houston High School senior began looking for a possible vaccine as part of a science fair project. Harshu Pande has been part of the National Society for High School Scholars since he was a freshman.

Nursing students tapped to help administer vaccines

Published by Daily Memphian
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As details of the mass COVID-19 inoculation campaign are being finalized in Shelby County, one of the most vexing issues — the labor pool — appears to be falling in place. A call between Mayor Jim Strickland and Doug McGowen, the city’s chief operating officer, and the leaders of medical teaching institutions put into a… Read More

Field hospital CEO: Without nurses, opening 495 Union makes no sense

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While patients are waiting days in emergency rooms across the city now, there are no immediate plans to open the alternate care center at the former Commercial Appeal building. “There are plenty of beds available. The problem is with the nursing shortage, there are hundreds of beds we can’t staff now,” said Richard Walker, the… Read More

Health Care Heroes in Unprecedented Times: Nicholas Hysmith, MD

Published by The Memphis Business Journal
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Dr. Nicholas Hysmith, director of Infection Prevention at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, is a problem solver. “The practice of medicine is a unique opportunity to help those in need while solving complex biological problems,” Hysmith said. “Also, medical providers have the responsibility to address the interconnectedness of health and socioeconomic factors. These are the two… Read More