Tailgating Against Cancer’s annual Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, May 19th. This event is an important cause to the Anderson Lumber Co., located in Alcoa. This will be the twelfth year they are putting on this golf tournament that has been honoring the memory of Stephen Y. Coleman. The fellowship is a non-profit organization dedicated to… Read More
Žak Ozmo is a cultural connoisseur, music director, scholar, and specialist in the clinical application of music. He feels privileged to write about the culture of our remarkable city. He is on the faculty at Rhodes College and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
The inventor of the vaccine is US Biologic’s co-founder Dr. Maria Gomes-Solecki. A professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, her research focuses on understanding the transmission of Lyme disease from ticks to mammals.
Geoffrey Canada, president of the Harlem Children’s Zone, addressed in a launch of More for Memphis, an ambitious community development initiative to improve social and economic mobility in Memphis and Shelby County. Each “Anchor” includes a number of partner organizations. For example, Health & Well-Being includes Legacy of Legends CDC, Shelby County Health Department, Church… Read More
Dr Bittar educates the listeners on the core differences and similarities between ankylosing spondylitis and axial spondyloarthritis; and provides guidance on diagnosing and monitoring/ treating patients with various forms of axial diseases. Mohamad Bittar, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the rheumatology division of connective tissue… Read More
James Wheless, professor and chief of the Department of Pediatric Neurology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, gave lectures earlier this month at Korean hospitals on vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), a technique for treating people with epilepsy. Dongsan Hearing, Korea’s sole VNS provider, said Wednesday that Wheless, a recognized authority on seizure disorders… Read More
This Scientific Statement expands the Society’s 2012 statement by focusing on endocrine disease disparities in the pediatric and sexual and gender minoritized populations. These include pediatric and adult lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA) people. The writing group focused on prevalent conditions such as growth disorders, puberty disorders, bone conditions, diabetes and… Read More
Healthcare is vital to everyone’s life, but access is not always there. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is making strides in ensuring rural communities get the care they need. What looks like your average charter bus is healthcare on wheels. UTHSC unveiled its Mobile Health Unit Thursday, providing healthcare where it’s needed most.
