The Shelby County Health Department said we are learning more about the spread of COVID-19 in the area because we’re testing more people. We’re also learning about new lab capacity at UT Health Science Center that will significantly cut down on the turnaround time of some of those COVID-19 tests, which currently can take four… Read More
Tennessee now has 154 confirmed cases of coronavirus, according to the Tennessee Department of Health. There are 75 cases in Davidson County and 30 in Williamson County. According to the department, 26 cases are residents of other states or countries. In addition to Shelby County, there are now confirmed cases in Dyer, Fayette and Tipton… Read More
One of the biggest questions about the United States’ response to coronavirus is just how many people are being tested for the disease? And where can you get tested if needed?
Scientists at the UT Health Science Center in Memphis are hoping a $2 million grant will help them with a potential medical breakthrough. Their research could make a major difference in the treatment of diabetes, a huge problem here in the Mid-South. Still hard at work, scientists at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s… Read More
Two University of Memphis Health Science Center employees were commended this week for a recent act of heroism. The two employees were driving to work last week when they saw a car catch fire after an accident. Will Johnson and Rhonda Jones both jumped into action when they saw there was a woman trapped inside… Read More
A team of doctors at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital are making history. They successfully created the world’s first voice box reconstruction, changing a little boy’s life. Cooper Kilburn, a 2-year-old from Adamsville, Tennessee, was born with Congenital High Airway Obstruction Syndrome. This means his trachea and larynx were blocked and he would have no voice… Read More
Out-of-state students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will see reduced tuition rates for the upcoming academic year. Those tuition reductions will impact students applying at Colleges of Pharmacy and Graduate Health Sciences, as well as for the Dental Hygiene program in the College of Dentistry.
The University of Tennessee/West Institute for Cancer Research is offering free lung cancer screenings in February for qualifying individuals. Lung cancer is the leading cause of death in men and women in the U.S., and it claims more lives than breast, colon and prostate cancers combined, according to UT/West Institute for Cancer Research.
