Here’s the latest from Memphis and Shelby County, below, when it comes to dealing with the novel coronavirus. To view our full coverage, check out The Daily Memphian’s new coronavirus landing page.
On Wednesday, the president announced unprecedented steps intended to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, including restrictions on travel between Europe and the United States. The National Basketball Association suspended its season, and the NCAA announced that all games would be played without fans, then canceled. The University of Tennessee followed the actions of other universities around… Read More
University of Tennessee Health Science Center doctors are working with other infectious disease experts to find a drug that will help stem the effects of coronavirus as the state deals with the first confirmed case of the disease. UTHSC researcher Dr. Colleen Jonsson is doing research in Memphis with live coronavirus.
We are likely in the early stages of a pandemic with a novel coronavirus. As the state’s major educator of health care providers, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has a responsibility to participate in the response to this upcoming event.
Amy Koehn, coordinator of the neonatal nurse practitioner program for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing, edited “Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Certification Intensive Review: Fast Facts and Practice Questions.”
A multi-state clinical trial that included researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center has been named one of the 2020 Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Awards by the Clinical Research Forum.The study, which was conducted in 102 medical centers and clinical sites in the nation, showed… Read More
A landmark Memphis clinical trial of neurofeedback therapy shows promising results for adolescents struggling to overcome chronic childhood trauma… It was the first randomized control trial to examine the use of neurofeedback therapy on adolescents who have suffered significant abuse, neglect, exposure to violence, and other adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs. “Basically, we found that… Read More
In three to five years, the 80-acre University of Tennessee Health Science Center campus in the heart of the Medical District could have $500 million worth of new construction. To show how it will tie in with research goals and human factors such as safety and accessibility, campus leaders invited the public in Tuesday, Feb.… Read More
