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Relative Caregiver Program helps keep kids out of Tennessee’s foster system

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Nearly one in 10 Tennessee children are being raised by their grandparents, according to the Tennessee Commission on Children & Youth. “Most have already raised their children and now they’re raising a second set of children, and sometimes there are challenges that they were not expecting,” said Rhonda Ferguson, family advocate counselor with the Shelby… Read More


Uses of Simulation Educator Needs Assessment Tool (SENAT)

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“In regard to the tool, I humbly just hope it is a tool that the sim world finds helpful. It was written to help establish a professional development roadmap for those who facilitate simulation, promote self-reflection, and provide data that can lead to psychologically safe mentoring conversations. Through the tool, we can determine where facilitators… Read More


Memphis People in Business: March 2, 2023

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Regional One Health promoted certified nurse midwife Breia Loft to lead the hospital’s Midwifery Services. Loft has worked as a certified nurse midwife at Regional One Health for seven years and has 25 years’ experience as a certified nurse midwife. She earned her master’s in nursing degree from Vanderbilt University. She is also an instructor in the Advanced… Read More


BlueOval City exec: Local business support key in ‘massive undertaking’

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The local business community will play a key role in the success of BlueOval City, and Collierville business leaders heard more about the vision from the man overseeing the site Tuesday evening.


The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Using ChatGPT

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The future of medical writing has already been drafted and its author is AI. At least that’s the opinion of Som Biswas, MD, a radiologist at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.


UTHSC scores grant from Dept. of Defense to research treatment for a type of dementia

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Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can lead to the development of frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), one of the most common forms of dementia found in people under the age of 65. Actor Bruce Willis — who is 67 — was diagnosed with the condition recently, and currently, there is no treatment for it. A team of researchers at… Read More


How Much Did Celebrities Influence Public Opinion on COVID?

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While there were small differences in sentiment observed, a “broadly polarized negative tone” was noted among certain public figures who shared a consistent pattern of emotional content related to their risk perceptions, political ideologies, and health-protective behaviors, reported Arash Shaban-Nejad, MPH, PhD, of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, and co-authors.


UTHSC working to find first-ever treatment for common type of dementia

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The University of Tennessee announced Friday its researchers are working toward finding the world’s first treatment for frontotemporal dementia. UT said the news comes coincidentally a day after Bruce Willis’ family announced the beloved actor had been diagnosed with FTD.