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NIH-funded Scientists to Discuss New Human “Pangenome” Reference

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Researchers from the National Institutes of Health-funded Human Pangenome Reference Consortium will answer questions about a set of papers to be published in the Nature Portfolio journals and Genome Research. The papers and the briefing are under embargo until May 10, 2023, at 11 a.m. E.T. Human Pangenome Reference Consortium researchers and paper authors who will be available for… Read More


2022 Super Women in Business: Necole Jones, Nancy Knous, Bacarra Mauldin, Colby Midgett, Cynthia Saatkamp

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Nancy Knous is CEO of Benchmark Wealth Management. She and the firm she founded are no strangers to MBJ praise: Just last year, she was a finalist for the Small Business Awards Executive of the Year, and her company won the Micro category of Best Places to Work. She also works as a professor of personal finance at the… Read More


College of Nursing to unveil mobile health unit for rural health, education

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Nursing will present a mobile health unit dedicated to expanding access to health care in rural Tennessee at 11:30 a.m., May 11, on the Memphis campus.


Spring, Summer Is Peak Time for Dogs Biting Kids

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This can also happen if a child accidentally hurts the family pet, perhaps stepping on them, said Dr. Darria Gillespie, a clinical assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Knoxville. “They snap really quickly and if the child’s hand happens to be by the face, the dog immediately releases it, but it’s… Read More


2022 Super Women in Business: Krista Johnson, Muneeza Khan, Jessica Lotz, Mary “MJ” McConner, Lydia Rosencrants

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Dr. Muneeza Khan is the first female chair of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Department of Family Medicine. She also serves as physician leader for University Clinical Health’s quality programs housed at UT Family Medicine.


Miles away, years apart: When geography impacts destiny, everything plays a part

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The five leading causes of death in Shelby County are heart disease, cancer, cerebrovascular disease, chronic lower respiratory tract disease, and unintentional injuries such as drug overdoses and motor vehicle crashes. “We find that access to things like certified mammography facilities are much less available in areas that have concentrated poverty with higher percentages of… Read More


Drinking & Driving in the Senior Years: A Recipe for Disaster

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Older drivers using alcohol or drugs are much more likely to be at fault in a car crash. Researchers from the University of Memphis, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Kent State University in Ohio, and Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania collaborated on the study.


Shelby County Mayor proposes property tax cut & hike on vehicle registration fees in 2023 budget

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The mayor said the budget also provides for $427.4 million for the county’s seven municipal school systems, which he tweeted was “the highest level of funding for schools likely in Shelby County’s history.” Harris also proposed $350 million over five years for rebuilding Regional One Health. He said if approved, it would be the first… Read More