The Food and Drug Administration Thursday, July 13, approved a birth control pill that will be available over the counter without a prescription, a milestone in the United States that is expected to expand access significantly to contraception. It is expected to help a population of women — teens, young women and others — who… Read More
More than 40 years ago, Doan and Mylinh Dinh fled Vietnam and established a new family here in Memphis — a city that gave them not just a chance for survival but the opportunity to thrive. Their eldest daughter, Theresa Dinh, M.D., has begun her residency in general surgery at University of Tennessee Health Science… Read More
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and its local university partners are launching a new program this fall to provide specialized schooling for its youngest patients. All Kids Academy is a semester-long internship for University of Memphis senior child development and family studies majors. The program helps students learn how to educate hospitalized children 5 years old… Read More
The University of Tennessee’s board of trustees on Friday, June 30, approved the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s annual operating budget, which includes tuition hikes. The board also approved capital funding for a number of projects that are part of UTHSC’s five-year strategic plan during its annual meeting.
Lifedoc Health, a nonprofit focused on research-based health care, celebrated the unveiling of its expansive new multi-specialty clinic at 6625 Lenox Park Drive Tuesday, June 20. The nonprofit has also implemented projects in areas that impact patient health, such as access to food and transportation, and has partnered with organizations such as Green Dot Schools, Memphis… Read More
A recent poll shows Tennesseans are generally dissatisfied with the health care system and face barriers to care that include cost and long wait times. The Harris Poll, which has tracked public opinions and social sentiment for the past 60 years, surveyed patient experience nationally and by state. “I’ve experienced it for myself, and I hear… Read More
During the Hamilton Eye Institute’s 52nd annual Alumni/Residents’ Day on Friday, June 9, the school’s ophthalmologists will get to see something new. The Hamilton Eye Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will officially unveil and cut the ribbon on its newly renovated surgical training lab where residents will learn surgical skills using the… Read More
Coopwood said a partnership with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to create an academic medical center would allow the State of Tennessee to invest in Regional One Health as its co-owner.
