Two Mid-South schools affected by listeria contamination food recall
The USDA issued a warning after hundreds of recalled poultry and food products were reportedly sent to schools across the country, including here in the Mid-South
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Church Health ‘gap year’ helps scholars become doctors
Scholars have gone on to study medicine at institutions like the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Meharry Medical College, Philadelphia’s Temple University and Baptist Health Sciences University’s new College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Family and friends remember Ellie Young, UTHSC student killed in Shelby Farms Park
Young was recently pursuing her dreams of becoming a doctor, just like her older sister, at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. This was the dream she was pursuing before being killed Saturday at Shelby Farms Park.
Kids are sucking down baby food pouches at record rates. ‘We’re going to pay for it,’ experts say
To be sure, there is not an epidemic of children who don’t know how to chew. But Dr. Mark Corkins, a pediatric gastroenterologist at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center who chairs the American Academy of Pediatrics committee on nutrition, said he sometimes sees children who are so reliant on the smooth, sweet taste of pouches… Read More
Why Teens Are Using TikTok to Self-Diagnose Mental Health Conditions
Dr. Jessi Gold, MD, chief wellness officer at the University of Tennessee and associate professor of psychiatry, says that social media algorithms contribute to young people diagnosing themselves with a potential mental health disorder.
3 universities leading global innovation in life sciences
Choose an accelerated bachelor’s to master’s track with five-year plans to complete two degrees. Pursue a 3+4 programme with pharmacy schools at East Tennessee State University, the UT Health Science Centre (UTHSC), or Union University. The UofM has even partnered with UTHSC College of Medicine to offer pre-health students the chance for a guaranteed interview.
Memphis People in Business: Oct. 17, 2024
Marcia Sharp, an associate professor in the Health Informatics and Information Management program in the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, was named a Fellow in The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
Why is the Mid-South known as the ‘chronic disease belt’ of the U.S.?
Our part of the country has higher rates of disability and death from heart attack, stroke, cancer, kidney failure and arthritis than anywhere else in the nation, according to statistics from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.