Deer ticks are scary enough. Now, scientists have linked bites from the lone star tick to about one-third of all potentially life-threatening allergic reactions around Tennessee. A lone star tick bite can cause a severe immune system response to red meat — such as beef, pork and lamb — said study lead author Dr. Debendra… Read More
Fronting Health Sciences Park in the middle of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s campus, the Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation cuts a striking profile — literally, in a brick facade canted at the corner. Designed by Memphis’s brg3s, CHIPS houses facilities for training students in healthcare emergencies. The architects answered a… Read More
Tulane University, University of Mississippi Medical Center and University of Tennessee Health Science Center have formed a new research consortium to fight health disparities in the Mississippi Delta. The Delta Clinical and Translational Science Consortium will be dedicated to improving the health of communities stretching along both sides of the Mississippi River from Memphis to… Read More
A new study in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology suggests that a meat allergy caused by ticks may be more common than previously known, and that this tick-induced allergy could explain some previously unexplained cases of severe allergic reactions. Study author Jay Lieberman, M.D., associate professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science… Read More
The largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants has included two local institutions in its latest round of financing. Grants from Los Angeles-based St. Baldrick’s Foundation totaling more than $1.1 million were awarded to researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. St. Jude received the bulk… Read More
On Saturday, July 21, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will host the second-annual GoBabyGo! Memphis Rodeo. Since January, students in the Physical Therapy Department have partnered with engineering students from the University of Memphis to modify toy ride-in cars for children with mobility issues, which they’ll receive at the event.
In less than a month, the UT/Methodist Transplant Institute has added two highly regarded professionals in the transplant field. The Transplant Institute named Dr. Daniel Maluf as surgical director of liver transplantation. He will also be a professor of surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and director of live donor transplantation… Read More
Two researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will lead a new institute that aims to address health inequities in the South. UTHSC’s Karen Johnson, endowed professor of women’s health in the Department of Preventative Medicine, and Michelle Martin, director of the Center for Innovation in Health Equity Research and professor of… Read More
