One day in August, Dr. Peter Buckley decided to explore Memphis. Already, he had been to Graceland. He had seen Beale Street, the Peabody, and Sun Studio. Now, the newest chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) wanted to visit places that weren’t necessarily tourist staples. This is the story of that serendipity — and… Read More
“Sabizabulin” sounds like an incantation. But this is no magic spell. Instead, it’s a drug used to treat COVID-19 patients at high risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and death. It was designed and tested by Wei Li, Ph.D. and Duane D. Miller, Ph.D., both of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Tennessee… Read More
If you have been exposed to COVID-19 and are considered high risk for COVID complications, you may be able get a monoclonal antibody treatment, even if you have not tested positive for the virus. “Whether you have had the vaccine or not, and are at high risk for disease progression – which includes obesity, diabetes,… Read More
By February 2023, Shelby County Government plans to launch ShelbyCares on 3rd, aiming to connect Shelby County residents with health coaches and primary care providers.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is looking for participants for new studies on new blood pressure medications. “We’re beginning two new studies in hypertension. So, people with high blood pressure. And so we’re looking for people who would be interested in participating in these studies,” said Dr. William Cushman, professor and Medical Director for Research… Read More
Tamara Nelson’s job as a senior research and learning services librarian in the UTHSC Health Sciences Library allows her to make a difference in the lives and work of both students and faculty members.
One of the scariest things about COVID-19 was the vast amount of information out there — much of it inaccurate. Dr. Shirin Mazumder, an infectious diseases physician at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, set the record straight. In 2021, she started delivering reports weekly on WMC Action News 5, updating viewers on Centers for Disease Control (CDC)… Read More
Ascension Saint Thomas and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center launched a first of its kind: a program to get more doctors into rural communities.
