UTHSC In the Media


Memphis leaders on raising awareness on suicide in upcoming conference

WREG

Pastor Diane Young, the conference’s founder and mother of Mayor Paul Young, joins us along with Dr. Altha Stewart, senior associate dean for Community Health and Engagement at UTHSC.


Center crucial for performing autopsies for 20 counties faces uncertain future

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The West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center — critically important for performing autopsies for 20 counties — is facing uncertainty as no organization has bid on a contract to operate the center.


At Memphis cancer clinic, researchers help drive record Black patient enrollment in trials

The Commercial Appeal

A simple fact drives the push to get more Black people in clinical trials. If Black bodies aren’t included, the treatments developed from those trials may not be as effective for Black lives.


Mayor Scott Appoints Dr. Michelle Taylor as commissioner of the Baltimore City Health Department

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Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced the appointment of Dr. Michelle Taylor as Commissioner for the Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD), starting August 4, 2025.


Local Earns Degree in Pharmacy

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Shannon Adrian Brunzo-Hager graduated from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center with a degree in Pharmacy.


Erlanger takes naming rights to new Lookouts ballpark

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Healthcare provider Erlanger has acquired naming rights to the new stadium being developed for Minor League Baseball (MiLB) team the Chattanooga Lookouts, in a deal that has courted controversy among local politicians.


Tennessee Higher Education Commission Dickson awarded $2M Grant to Expand Rural Health Care Programs

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Tennessee Higher Education Commission Awards Grants to Boost Rural Health Care Education Across Tennessee


THEC announces award recipients for Rural Health Care Pathways Expansion Grant

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The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Rural Health Care Pathways Expansion Grant (RHCPE), a key initiative designed to strengthen Tennessee’s rural health care workforce by expanding access to education and career pathways in high-demand health care fields.