A new community health clinic is coming to South Memphis to expand access to care for residents in the historic Soulsville neighborhood. On Tuesday, March 19, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, in partnership with the Soulsville Foundation and the Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation, announced the launch of UTHSC Health Hub: Soulsville during an event at the Stax… Read More
Shelley White-Means, a professor of health economics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to study the disparity in breast cancer survival of Black women compared to White women. The goal of the research project is to identify effective… Read More
For a long time, physicians who were thinking about how they would sunset their practice or maybe take a step back took advantage of locum tenens opportunities, but that has changed in recent years. Now, doctors are trying out the temporary positions earlier in their careers because of the control they could gain over their… Read More
During their second year of medical school at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Lauren Wideman and Abe Almatari noticed something. While the institution offered a variety of health services throughout Memphis, it didn’t have much of a presence in the historic Soulsville neighborhood ― which was in desperate need of convenient and affordable… Read More
MYCN is a gene associated with cell proliferation and growth, which is mutated in many types of cancer. Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital studying high-risk neuroblastoma found that MYCN plays a role in modifying the cellular state, causing a positive feedback loop that leads to a faster progressing disease.
Fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC) is a rare liver cancer with a poor prognosis if not addressed early with surgery. The disease is caused by a single genetic mutation that creates a fusion protein. Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center discovered an immune cell protein that can target… Read More
Brandon Edgerson, Pharm D, MS, is Le Bonheur’s new Chief Operating Officer. In his role, Brandon oversees operations in the Pharmacy, Lab, Radiology, Rehabilitation Services, Nutrition, Spiritual Care, Child Life, Social Work, Volunteer Services and Respiratory Care. Dr. Benjamin “Rush” Waller is the new Chief Medical Officer at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and also serves… Read More
Match Day is when graduating medical students will found out where they will be completing their medical training.
