UTHSC In the Media


What to know as Christa Pike regains consciousness after failed execution and her ’grotesque’ 1995 torture, murder of classmate

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Pike was supposed to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in over 200 years — but was “still alive and audibly snoring” after receiving two lethal injections.


When the Most Feared Headache Presents: Thunderclap Headache Workup Tips

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Andrew Wilner is a professor of neurology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, and a seasoned neurologist and epilepsy expert who has mastered the less conventional locum career path.


Pediatricians Tell Pregnant Women and Parents of Young Children to Skip Raw Milk, Citing Listeria and Bird Flu

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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is telling families that unpasteurized milk, cheese, and other raw dairy products are unsafe, especially for young children and anyone pregnant or breastfeeding.


Probiotics in pediatrics: Evidence, product quality, and safety

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Mark R. Corkins, MD, CNSC, FASPEN, AGAF, FAAP, reviews where pediatric probiotic evidence is strongest, why product quality varies, and which children should avoid them.


Physician Katherine Houle joins growing Tidelands Health Urology

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Tidelands Health has welcomed Katherine Houle, M.D., to its growing urology team, bringing additional expertise and care options to patients in Georgetown, Murrells Inlet, and The Market Common.


This Week in Memphis: Grizzlies preseason starts; Ford is sentenced

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Get ready for the week ahead with The Daily Memphian’s rundown of upcoming dates you need to know.


This state school leads the area with over 4,100 graduate students

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This year’s rankings of the largest graduate schools in Memphis included eight schools with a combined enrollment of more than 7,700 students.


5 Things This Black Neurosurgeon Would Never Do

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As one of just 0.6% of Black women neurosurgeons in the U.S., Dr. Sonia Eden brings a unique perspective to brain health. The Root spoke with Eden about daily habits she follows to protect brain health and what she’d never ignore.