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Vanessa Morales-Tirado Recognized by Influential Women 2025

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Influential Women is proud to announce that Vanessa Morales-Tirado, PhD, will be honored as one of its featured honorees for 2025.


Memphis institution to spearhead statewide effort tackling rural health disparities

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has been awarded a major grant for a new initiative.


UTHSC receives $3M grant for diabetes research, St. Jude receives $830K grant for sickle cell, congressman announces

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Congressman Steve Cohen announced grants for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and St. Jude to support medical research.


3 KOC physicians earn spots on Newsweek’s ‘America’s Leading Doctors’ list

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Three physicians from Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic (KOC) have been recognized as “America’s Leading Doctors 2025” by Newsweek.


State and Federal Authorities Examine Medication Links to Mass Shootings

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The horror that struck a Minnesota Catholic school in August once again forced the nation to confront the grim question of why such tragedies continue to occur.


Press Release: Congressman Steve Cohen Announces $399,076 Grant for Alcohol Research at UTHSC

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Congressman Cohen announces a $399,076 grant for UTHSC to research repurposing FDA-approved drugs for chronic alcohol tolerance.


Congressman Cohen Announces $3 Million Grant to UTHSC for Research into Diabetes

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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $3,010,432 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for research into diabetes endocrinology.


Congressman Cohen Announces Alcohol Research Grant to UTHSC

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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $399,076 to study repurposing FDA-approved drugs to target chronic alcohol tolerance from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.