UTHSC In the Media


Coinfection Fails to Affect Babesia Outcomes

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“Cases of human babesiosis are increasing in the United States, and this study helped to characterize the mortality risk of babesiosis along with tick-borne co-infections,” said Shirin Mazumder, MD, associate professor and infectious disease specialist at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, in an interview.


Memphis’ first lady talks health careers with teen girls at symposium

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“I chose to get a terminal degree, getting my doctorate where I made sure that I accomplished that goal of being the best I can in my profession,” said Smith-Young, a pediatric nurse practitioner specializing in endocrinology at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center and an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center’s… Read More


UT Health Science Center celebrates newly-renovated quarters downtown

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A multi-million dollar investment on the University of Tennessee’s campus means that for the first time in decades – audiology and speech pathology are under one roof.


‘Her gift was people’ | Loved ones celebrate the life of the woman killed at Shelby Farms park

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One week after her death, a Mid-South community came together to honor the life of Ellie Young, on the campus where she went to school, up until she was shot at Shelby Farms.


Ellie Young candlelight vigil held by UTHSC student body

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The memory of Ellie Young, a medical student who was murdered last weekend at Shelby Farms, is being kept by her fellow medical students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


Applications for OB-GYN residencies at UT have decreased 35%

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Applicants at the University of Tennessee’s obstetrics and gynecology residency programs across the state have fallen 35% in the past two years.


What’s the Difference Between Stress and Burnout?

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In a culture that prizes productivity, it’s unfortunately all too common to feel utterly exhausted, depleted, and, some would even say, “burnt out.” But actually, there’s a major difference between run-of-the-mill stress and true burnout, Jessi Gold, MD, chief wellness officer for the University of Tennessee System and author of How Do You Feel?: One Doctor’s Search for… Read More


Two Mid-South schools affected by listeria contamination food recall

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The USDA issued a warning after hundreds of recalled poultry and food products were reportedly sent to schools across the country, including here in the Mid-South