UTHSC In the Media


Erlanger Behavioral Health Hospital Hosts Ceremony to Celebrate Expansion

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Erlanger Behavioral Health Hospital today reinforced its strong commitment to the communities it serves by opening 48 new beds at a new satellite location. The hospital held a ribbon-cutting event at the additional location – located at 632 Morrison Springs Road in Chattanooga – to mark this momentous occasion and celebrate the joint venture partnership… Read More


Women who lead in mental health: Altha Stewart of UTHSC

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Dr. Altha Stewart has enjoyed many big career achievements, and her latest is creating the Center for Youth Advocacy and Well-Being. It serves as a therapeutic alternative for working with young people who commit delinquent or criminal behaviors, instead of seeing only one solution for addressing those actions. “We know that a more effective approach… Read More


Prostate cancer drug candidate developed at UTHSC goes to first clinical trial

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A drug candidate developed by researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) for advanced metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer is now in its first clinical trial.


Le Bonheur Children’s seeing uptick in RSV hospitalizations

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Nick Hysmith, MD, medical director of Infection Prevention at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and associate professor of Pediatric Infectious Disease at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, shares with parents and caregivers information about preventing and treating RSV, as well as how to prepare for RSV season.


Spicy food might burn in the moment, but it likely won’t harm your health in the long term

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Everyone has a different tolerance for spicy food — some love the burn, while others can’t take the heat. But the scientific consensus on whether spicy food can have an effect — positive or negative — on your health is pretty mixed.


Best Dental Schools in Tennessee – Top 10 For the Field of Dentistry

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is a renowned institution with a College of Dentistry that has been a pillar in dental education, research, and service in Tennessee.


Gun violence driving patient numbers, taking toll at Regional One

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“Each of the last two years, we’ve had 1,400 patients come in from gun violence, and this year, we’re on pace to break that, which is really unthinkable,” said Kerwin, who’s also chief of the Division of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care at the nearby University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine.


Thanksgiving could cue season of over-eating, putting diabetics at higher risk

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In many ways, says the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Dr. Samuel Dagogo-Jack, Thanksgiving is the, well, kickoff to a season of disastrous eating habits for people with diabetes or prediabetes.