UTHSC In the Media


Dr. Michael Whitt Discusses Ebola

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Michael Whitt, PhD, professor and interim chair of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry, discussed ebola.


Dr. Pfeffer Interviewed about Daily Aspirin

My Fox Memphis

Dr. Lawrence Pfeffer from the UT Health Science Center is here with more.


UTHSC’s Growing Presence on the Pharmaceutical Stage

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With the University of Tennessee Health Science Center preparing to build a state-of-the-art pharmaceutical manufacturing facility on campus it’s easy to see why the university’s executive vice chancellor and chief operations officer has such an abiding interest in pharmaceutical safety.


UTHSC Recruits for Diabetes Study

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UTHSC is now recruiting participants for the Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness (GRADE) Study.


UTHSC Studying Best Way to Manage Diabetes

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has been selected to join 36 other centers to conduct the GRADE Study.


Dr. Dagogo-Jack Contributes Column on Diabetes

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Scientists from the CDC have defined a geographical area, known as the “Diabetes Belt,” where residents are more likely to have type 2 diabetes.


On the Move: Joan Han

The Memphis Business Journal

Joan Han joins the University of Tennessee Health Science Centera as associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, and founding director of the new UT-Le Bonheur Pediatric Obesity Center. Dr. Han will also be director of the Pediatric Obesity Program on Le Bonheur’s clinical staff.  


Dr. Nair Treats Hepatitis C Patients with New Drug Sovaldi

The Daily News

Satheesh Nair, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and medical director of Transplant Hepatology at Methodist University Hospital, says that he and his partner have treated about 200 patients with the drug since its release in December and the results have been astonishing.