Jessica Jiles Carwell has seen firsthand the impact that grant dollars can have in combating adversities and disparities in communities. Seeing that her involvement mattered and that her contributions made a significant difference, grew her passion for grants.
Mental health experts are sounding the alarm about just how much mental health has to do with drug use and youth crime. Thursday is mental health day of action. Instead of just talking about the importance of good mental health. The day encourages us all to do something. Psychiatrist Altha Stewart, Dean of Community Health Engagement… Read More
Tailgating Against Cancer’s annual Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, May 19th. This event is an important cause to the Anderson Lumber Co., located in Alcoa. This will be the twelfth year they are putting on this golf tournament that has been honoring the memory of Stephen Y. Coleman. The fellowship is a non-profit organization dedicated to… Read More
Žak Ozmo is a cultural connoisseur, music director, scholar, and specialist in the clinical application of music. He feels privileged to write about the culture of our remarkable city. He is on the faculty at Rhodes College and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
The inventor of the vaccine is US Biologic’s co-founder Dr. Maria Gomes-Solecki. A professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, her research focuses on understanding the transmission of Lyme disease from ticks to mammals.
Geoffrey Canada, president of the Harlem Children’s Zone, addressed in a launch of More for Memphis, an ambitious community development initiative to improve social and economic mobility in Memphis and Shelby County. Each “Anchor” includes a number of partner organizations. For example, Health & Well-Being includes Legacy of Legends CDC, Shelby County Health Department, Church… Read More
Dr Bittar educates the listeners on the core differences and similarities between ankylosing spondylitis and axial spondyloarthritis; and provides guidance on diagnosing and monitoring/ treating patients with various forms of axial diseases. Mohamad Bittar, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the rheumatology division of connective tissue… Read More
James Wheless, professor and chief of the Department of Pediatric Neurology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, gave lectures earlier this month at Korean hospitals on vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), a technique for treating people with epilepsy. Dongsan Hearing, Korea’s sole VNS provider, said Wednesday that Wheless, a recognized authority on seizure disorders… Read More
