Dr. Altha Stewart of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis says being named president-elect of the American Psychiatric Association is a tremendous and humbling honor and that she is looking forward to leading the organization.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) plans to build new apartments on 10 acres in the Medical District. The planned site, which is already owned by UTHSC, is bordered by Jefferson Avenue, Manassas Street, Madison Avenue and Orleans Street.
Dr. Christopher Waters, professor and interim chair of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s physiology department, has received a $1.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health. It’s for his study that will examine the therapies associated with ventilator-induced lung injury, specifically looking at the protein ASK1, in the hopes of reducing lung… Read More
Dr. Michelle Martin will be the focus of a reception at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center this week that also will highlight the new Center for Innovation in Health Equity Research that she’s been brought in to lead. MICHELLE MARTIN The Wednesday, Feb. 22, reception to introduce Martin to the community is a… Read More
Altha Stewart, an associate professor of psychiatry and director of the Center for Health in Justice Involved Youth at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, was named president-elect of the American Psychiatric Association. When she becomes president in May 2018, Dr. Stewart will be the first African American to lead the American… Read More
February, American Heart Month, is time for us to remember our New Year’s resolutions for better health, and to focus our efforts on having a healthy heart. Heart disease is on the rise, especially in women. It accounts for one in three deaths each year among women.
Home > VOL. 132 | NO. 35 | Friday, February 17, 2017 Snapshot: Hearts for Health Print | Front Page | Email this story | Comments (0) Mary Jo Pakkala, a second-year pharmacy student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, gives a blood pressure screening to 24-year-old Olivia Marshall at the Fred’s on Lamar… Read More
Being well connected is more important for women who want to get ahead in science than men, a study suggests. By analyzing how patterns of research collaboration relate to scientific outcomes, U.S, statisticians found that highly cited female scientists at top U.S. universities tended to be very prominent within their research networks. However, the same… Read More
