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Pedi-Flite improves outcomes and reduces costs for pediatric diabetic patients

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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


UTHSC and Methodist Hospice Respond to Growing Need for Hospice and Palliative Care Physicians

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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


Sheila T. Champlin Promoted to Assistant Vice Chancellor for Communications and Marketing

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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


Unexpected Results from UTHSC NIH-funded Look AHEAD Study

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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 Begins Recruitment for Diabetes Medication Efficacy Study

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UTHSC study to compare long-term benefits and risks of four widely used diabetes drugs


Robert W. Williams, PhD, Co-Authors Paper on Longevity Genetics

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UTHSC Researcher Co-Authors Paper on Longevity Genetics Published in Nature


UTHSC Professor Receives $2.8 Million Grant to Study Nervous System In

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Kafait Malik Studies Nervous System Interactions with Cardiovascular, Kidney Function, Hypertension


UTHSC Professor Lisa Jennings Awarded $27,000 for Student Fellowships

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Lisa Jennings, PhD, of UTHSC Awarded $27,000 from American Heart Association