“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
Earlier this year, a US radiologist published a paper written with the help of ChatGPT in a peer-reviewed journal. Som Biswas of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis wrote the article “ChatGPT and the Future of Medical Writing” for the journal Radiology.
During the Hamilton Eye Institute’s 52nd annual Alumni/Residents’ Day on Friday, June 9, the school’s ophthalmologists will get to see something new. The Hamilton Eye Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will officially unveil and cut the ribbon on its newly renovated surgical training lab where residents will learn surgical skills using the… Read More
