Obesity influenced by gene variation, says study Seating Chair
It was led by Joan C. Han, researcher at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
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Obesity influenced by gene variation, says study
The study team, led by Joan C. Han, M.D., a former NICHD investigator now at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center …
Breast Cancer Rates On The Rise In Black Women
… the chancellor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center says the higher number of breast cancer diagnosis is because more black women are being checked than ever before. “I think it’s awareness. Awareness that you need to be seen, you need screening mammograms and once you have a positive finding on a mammogram,… Read More
UTHSC Hosts “LIVE! Just As We Are” Photo Exhibit of African-American Women Breast Cancer Survivors
Loretta Hill, a five-year survivor of breast cancer, was the guest speaker recently at UTHSC campus reception for the “Live! Just as We Are” exhibition of photos of African-American breast cancer survivors from West Tennessee. Hill, whose portrait is in the exhibition, spoke candidly of coping with the disease …
Breast cancer study hits close to home in Memphis
Falander West hands a pink rose to her husband, Robert West, because, “he went through it with me,” as the pair attended a opening of the “Live! Just as We Are” exhibition of 80 portraits of African American breast cancer survivors from West Tennessee … The exhibit is on display in the lobby of the… Read More
Oral solithromycin shows pneumonia pivotal-trial efficacy
The data make solithromycin look like a promising way to once again have a macrolide available for empiric oral treatment of more severe community-acquired pneumonia, pending full peer review of the data, commented Dr. Muthiah P. Muthiah, a pulmonologist at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.
UTHSC will host reception for the “Live! Just as We Are” photo exhibit Oct. 29
University of Tennessee Health Science Center will host a free public reception for the “Live! Just as We Are” photo exhibition Thursday, Oct. 29, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the 930 Madison Ave. lobby. The exhibition includes more than 80 portraits of African-American breast cancer survivors. Call 901-448-2704 for details.
Pneumonia Marker Linked to Higher Readmissions
… too few people were treated using the PCT algorithm, according to Muthiah Muthiah, MD, of the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis …