If your heart is strong, and you’re fully mobile, and you have all your teeth, you can thank your youth or your good genetics. Or, more likely, you can thank your doctor. A good doctor can see you through everything from minor aches and pains and major medical issues to mental struggles and chronic physical… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) Campus Cupboard eased in to opening in September 2021 with a mobile food pantry event. “We’re open three days a week — Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays — for students, faculty, and staff of UTHSC. So, anybody with UTHSC credentials,” said Jess Guthrie, assistant director of community engagement with… Read More
The Shelby County Health Department announced its new Board of Health members Wednesday morning. The board will operate as a support structure for the health department, offering evaluations for the overall health of residents and guidance for department officials. Jon McCullers will be the 2022 chair of the board. The group chose him at its first meeting and he… Read More
WASHINGTON — Pharmacists may prescribe the leading covid-19 pill directly to patients under a new U.S. policy announced Wednesday that’s intended to expand use of Pfizer’s drug Paxlovid. The Food and Drug Administration said pharmacists may begin screening patients to see if they are eligible for Paxlovid and then prescribe the medication, which has been… Read More
The Shelby County Health Department announced its new Board of Health members Wednesday morning. The board will operate as a support structure for the health department, offering evaluations for the overall health of residents and guidance for department officials. Jon McCullers will be the 2022 chair of the board. The group chose him at its first meeting and he… Read More
The physiology department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is recognized as one of the best in the country, but its facilities are among the worst. The department’s faculty members have been conducting their research in two buildings as its main facility gets renovated. UTHSC is using $11.5 million in state funds to… Read More
Lacretia Carroll Assistant professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing Bio: Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Hometown: Corinth, Mississippi Work background: A Registered Nurse who served in that role for 11 years, including in medical surgical at Methodist University Hospital and pediatric and neurosurgical intensive care atLe Bonheur Children’s Hospital before switching to clinical research Education: BSN, University of… Read More
A team of University of Tennessee Health Science Center researchers has been awarded $2.19 million from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for their investigation of the neurotoxic effects of toluene, a common chemical found in many household products.
