Biologist Maria Gomes-Solecki co-led the early development of the new mouse vaccine. Her team distributed an early version of the vaccine to areas in upstate New York from 2007 to 2011. B. burgdorferi has a two-year life cycle in ticks. This and other factors mean it takes time to see meaningful reductions in infections, says Gomes-Solecki, of… Read More
A team of UTHSC researchers has been awarded $924,000 from the Department of Defense for their work developing a new treatment for ovarian cancer. The project is a collaboration between the labs of Wei Li, PhD, distinguished professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and director of the Drug Discovery Center in the College of Pharmacy, Junming Yue,… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing, on Tuesday, May 30, dedicated its new Dr. Margaret A. Newman Center for Nursing Theory in honor of one of its renowned alumna. The center, which is in the Crowe Building at 874 Union Ave., honors the legacy of Margaret A. Newman, a native Memphian… Read More
He also was chairman of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Department of Pharmacology into his 70s and remains on the staff today as a distinguished professor emeritus. Among the dozens of physicians and researchers he trained, he’s known as the patient, kind man who always sees the humanity in others and who always… Read More
Flora, at age 37, is a true lifesaver, now making a tremendous difference at the Memphis VA, and staff and patients are noticing. “I think they were just very excited and happy to have someone who wants to do something and wants to advance us into the 21st century,” said Dr. Flora, “and bring the… Read More
Plans to rebuild Regional One Health and turn it into an academic medical center through a partnership with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will become clearer on June 5.
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, in partnership with the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, opened a new state-of-the-art 1,275 square-foot broadcast media center called Seacrest Studio on Wednesday. As the primary pediatric teaching affiliate for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Le Bonheur trains more than 350 pediatricians and specialists each year.
For now, the World Health Organization (WHO) has landed on a vague, dissatisfying, official designation: “Post-COVID-19 Condition.” Even the word “condition” could have been more precise, says Dr. Amber Thacker, assistant professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at UT Health Science Center and medical director of hospital medicine at Regional One Health.
