UTHSC In the Media


Survey Reveals Burden Of Seizure Clusters On Children With Epilepsy And Their Caregivers

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“This is the first time that such an in-depth survey highlighting the seizure cluster burden of illness has ever been conducted,” said James Wheless, M.D., Professor and Chief, Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


Experts discuss best practices to achieve acceptable sterility assurance levels for aseptically filled products

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Specifically, the publication spoke to Bivash Mandal, PhD, a senior research specialist at the Plough Center for Sterile Drug Delivery Systems in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and Bernd Stauss, senior vice-president of production/engineering at Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co.


Medical Center Event Highlights New Vision

The Daily News

“The event Friday was the kind of thing we want to foster and culture in the medical district,” said Dr. Ken Brown, executive vice chancellor and COO at UTHSC. “In the near future, you’ll see a lot more things like that. You’ll start seeing more art. The medical district will become a lot softer, a… Read More


UTHSC Program Honored As National Innovation Winner

The Daily News

A clinical practice improvement module developed at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center was one of five national winners in the inaugural Practice Innovation Challenge sponsored by the American Medical Association and the Medical Group Management Association.


West Cancer Center holds Memphis conference before grand opening

The Commercial Appeal

The renovated facility is home base for the cancer center formed with a partnership of The West Clinic, Methodist Healthcare and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


November 6-12, 2015: This week in Memphis history

The Daily News

1924: The University of Tennessee Doctors football team plays the West Tennessee State Normal Tigers at Russwood Park. Today, that game would be a matchup between the University of Tennessee and the University of Memphis.


Could A New Skin Test Detect Parkinson’s Disease Earlier?

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An analysis of current Parkinson’s detection methods conducted by a researcher from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center found that, aside from the breath test, other scientists are experimenting with testing cerebral fluid, cranial ultrasounds and voice patterns.


Dr. Jackson T. Wright Jr. honored for reducing heart disease among African-Americans

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Another fellow hypertension researcher, William C. Cushman, MD, professor of preventive medicine and medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and chief of preventive medicine at the VA Medical Center, concurs: “His advocacy has had a tremendous impact not only in conducting the clinical trials, but also in disseminating that evidence through educating… Read More