Providing families with diabetic children access via pager to a transport team improves outcomes and efficiency, according to a recent study performed at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). The study, “Real-time Support of Pediatric Diabetes Self-care by a Transport Team,” was reported online ahead of print in… Read More
A pivotal study “America’s Care of Serious Illness: A State-by-State Report Card on Access to Palliative Care in Our Nation’s Hospitals” conducted by the Center to Advance Palliative Care and the National Palliative Care Research Center demonstrated that about 90 million Americans are currently living with a serious, life-threatening illness. The study’s authors project this… Read More
Memphis, Tenn. (July 11, 2013) – Sheila T. Champlin has been named the assistant vice chancellor for the Communications and Marketing Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), effective July 1. Since May 2006, she has served as director of the department, managing a staff of seven professionals and a variety of… Read More
NIH-funded Look AHEAD Study at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Did Not Reduce Cardiovascular Events in Obese Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Study Found Numerous Other Health Benefits of Modest Weight Loss Memphis, Tenn. (June 25, 2013) – The results are in for Look AHEAD, an interventional study that focused on getting overweight… Read More
UTHSC study to compare long-term benefits and risks of four widely used diabetes drugs
UTHSC Researcher Co-Authors Paper on Longevity Genetics Published in Nature
Kafait Malik Studies Nervous System Interactions with Cardiovascular, Kidney Function, Hypertension
Lisa Jennings, PhD, of UTHSC Awarded $27,000 from American Heart Association