University of Tennessee Health Science Center doctors are working with other infectious disease experts to find a drug that will help stem the effects of coronavirus as the state deals with the first confirmed case of the disease. UTHSC researcher Dr. Colleen Jonsson is doing research in Memphis with live coronavirus.
Although Tennessee now has a case of coronavirus, the old precautions still apply, said Dr. Jon McCullers, senior executive associate dean of clinical affairs in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine.
A few Memphis executives have been tapped to organize Tennessee’s response to COVID-19, as the flu-like disease spreads across the U.S. Gov. Bill Lee announced the formation of a Coronavirus Task Force Wednesday, March 4, comprised of top public and private Tennessee health officials, according to a news release. The group will coordinate efforts to… Read More
A Tennessee Native diagnosed with the coronavirus prays for a miracle Wednesday. University of Memphis graduate Luke Hefner has been in quarantine in Japan since Feb. 5. FOX13 has been in constant contact with Hefner since he got off the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
We are likely in the early stages of a pandemic with a novel coronavirus. As the state’s major educator of health care providers, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has a responsibility to participate in the response to this upcoming event.
The UT Health Science Center has received many questions about the coronavirus. So, they launched an online question and answer service. “We haven’t had any kind of repeated questions,” said John McCullers with the UT Health Science Center. “You expect people to ask the same thing over and over, but it’s been a large variety… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center released that they are committed to providing Tennesseans update about the coronavirus. The center explains there is limited information about the COVID-19. Also: WBIR WMC-TV
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread across seas, United States health officials said it’s only a matter of time before there’s an outbreak in the U.S. This outbreak has some locals rethinking their travel plans, but travel agents aren’t yet suggesting cancelling trips.
