UTHSC researchers working to find new treatments to combat breast cancer metastasis recently pulled in a major national award. Wei Li, PhD, distinguished professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and director of the Drug Discovery Center in the College of Pharmacy, and Tiffany Seagroves, PhD, professor of Pathology in the College of Medicine, are principal investigators on… Read More
Basic science research occurs in the lab. At the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, the work of Dr. Jim Bailey and his team occurs at the other end of the research spectrum—in the community. Dr. Bailey, the Robert S. Pearce Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine, serves as the principal investigator for the Tennessee Heart… Read More
“The No. 1 reason why [breastfeeding parents] stop breastfeeding is they go back to work,” says Dr. Mark R. Corkins, M.D., division chief of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. “Many workplaces aren’t set up for breastfeeding,” he notes, despite laws that protect most nursing employees’ right to pump… Read More
A recent poll shows Tennesseans are generally dissatisfied with the health care system and face barriers to care that include cost and long wait times. The Harris Poll, which has tracked public opinions and social sentiment for the past 60 years, surveyed patient experience nationally and by state. “I’ve experienced it for myself, and I hear… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has launched a new mobile health unit dedicated to growing the availability of rural health care across our great state, starting with Lake and Lauderdale counties. UTHSC, based in Memphis, is the largest educator of health care professionals in Tennessee. But in rural counties in Tennessee, the… Read More
The idea of kids getting a “sugar rush” emerged in the 1970s, and the myth continues despite evidence to the contrary. And yet, the sugar high myth remains—and is stronger than ever. So what’s going on? Think about what events are associated with high sugar intake, says Corkins, who is also a professor at the… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has launched a new mobile health unit dedicated to growing the availability of rural health care across our great state, starting with Lake and Lauderdale counties. Based in Memphis, UTHSC is the largest educator of health care professionals in Tennessee. But in rural counties in Tennessee, the… Read More
But what happens if you are poor and blind due to cataracts? Just ask the 24 people who had their cataracts removed last Saturday at the Sixth-Annual Cataract-A-Thon at the Hamilton Eye Institute. Patients from Mid-South Lions and Church Health who were all legally blind can now see once again because an army of volunteers… Read More
