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Dr. Fabian of Elvis Presley Trauma Center honored by surgeons he trained

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Dr. Tim Fabian was recruited in 1980 to create, staff and design care protocols for what would be the Elvis Presley Trauma Center, still the only Level 1 trauma center within 150 miles of Memphis in any direction. Fabian turned the reins of the trauma center over to Croce in 2000 when he became chairman… Read More


New Delta Dental building at UTHSC in Memphis marks an expansion of services | Opinion

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When we cut the ribbon (in this case the floss) on the new Delta Dental of Tennessee Building at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis on April 14, we will be ushering in a new day for the oral health of the people of Tennessee.


Kingsport Dental Clinic receives $250k donation for renovations

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Leaders hoping to develop a regional dental clinic and training site in Kingsport had cause to celebrate Friday: a $250,000 donation from Delta Dental of Tennessee’s Smile180 Foundation that will be used to purchase equipment. Plans for the clinic were formalized last fall when the Kingsport Board of Mayor and Alderman (BMA) voted to sign… Read More


Newly designed molecule disrupts the infection mechanism of SARS-CoV-2

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A team of scientists led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed a molecule that disrupts the infection mechanism of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and could be used to develop new treatments for COVID-19 and other viral diseases.


UTHSC launches $53M ‘Healthy Smiles’ project to increase dental care across Tennessee

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The state-funded Healthy Smiles Initiative will tackle Tennessee’s shortage of dentists and work to make dental care more readily available. UTHSC will collaborate with The Tennessee Department of Health, which has allotted $94 million to improve oral health statewide.


Over-the-counter Narcan could save more lives in Tennessee’s opioid crisis

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Sarah Rhoads, chair of the Department of Community and Population Health at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing, helped organize a regional opioid conference at Shelby Farms earlier this month to educate health care providers, first responders and others who care for people with substance use disorder.


UTHSC hires new vice chancellor for advancement; expands College of Nursing partnerships

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The institution has tapped Brigitte Grant to be its vice chancellor for advancement. Currently the associate VP for development at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), she’ll start at UTHSC on May 1. She takes the place of Charles Deal, the vice chancellor of university advancement at the University of Tennessee at Martin,… Read More


Five African Americans named to new administrative posts at universities

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Brenda Murrell is the new associate vice chancellor for research in the Office of Sponsored Programs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. She has served in the role on an interim basis for the past year. She has been on the staff at the university for 17 years.