UTHSC In the Media


Newly Developed mRNA Vaccine Protects Against Lyme Disease

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Consequently, researchers are seeking approaches that prevent new infections. In a recently published Molecular Therapy paper, scientists produced an mRNA-based vaccine against Lyme disease. “I think that for Lyme disease vaccines, the more options, the better,” said Maria Gomes-Solecki, a microbiologist and immunologist from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, who was not involved in the study.… Read More


County Commission considers funding to start on jail mental health center

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Commissioners are still assembling a list of priorities they want accomplished in the Tennessee General Assembly’s next session, which begins in January. It is the second state legislative agenda for the current group of commissioners who began their four-year term in September 2022.


At Regional One, palliative care transforms the most difficult moment

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Nelson is board-certified in palliative and hospice medicine as well as family medicine, and is also an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. At Regional One, he works with a team that includes a nurse practitioner, a social worker, a practice manager and — always — a gaggle of fellows, residents,… Read More


Eye condition in SCD as common in children as adults: US study

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More than 1 in 3 children and adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD) develop retinopathy, or damage to the blood vessels in the retina, the light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the eye, according to a new U.S. study. “Our data underscores the need for patients — including pediatric patients — with sickle cell… Read More


Treatment options for newly diagnosed or recurrent breast cancer subset

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Dr. Gregory Vidal, director of clinical research at West Cancer Center and Research Institute in Memphis, chair of the breast oncology program at One Oncology and associate professor at University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, discussed the different types of treatments available for patients when they are first diagnosed with breast cancer and… Read More


Dr. Christopher D. Jackson installed as the 118th president of the Southern Medical Association

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The Southern Medical Association (SMA) is pleased to announce the installation of Christopher D. Jackson, MD, FACP, FSSCI, as the Association’s 118th President. Dr. Jackson was installed October 28, 2023 during SMA’s Annual Scientific Assembly in Greensboro, North Carolina. With his installation, Dr. Jackson becomes the first Black President of SMA and will serve for… Read More


Male patients, Black patients, rural residents more likely to die of pulmonary embolism

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“These findings are surprising and counterintuitive to the advancement in care for patients with pulmonary embolism over the last decade, as well as other studies suggesting a downward trajectory in mortality from other major causes of cardiovascular death,” Mohamed Zghouzi, MD, cardiology fellow at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, said in a Michigan Medicine press release.


Prostate cancer drug candidate developed at University of Tennessee Health Science Center goes to first clinical trial

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A drug candidate developed by researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center for advanced metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer is now in its first clinical trial. Ramesh Narayanan, PhD, deputy director of the Center for Cancer Research and the Muirhead Endowed Professor in the College of Medicine at UTHSC, and Duane Miller, PhD, Professor… Read More