UTHSC In the Media


UTHSC Gets $344K Grant

The Daily News

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has received a little more than $344,000 in funding to support prenatal care among women deemed at risk of having preterm births.


36 Teenagers in Formal Attire Attend Autumn Ball at UTHSC

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Relative Caregiver Program recently hosted its 2nd Annual Autumn Ball honoring the boys and girls it mentors.


Dr. Elizabeth Anderson Studies Pediatric Mental Health

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L. Elizabeth Anderson, from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis, and colleagues compared mental health care that U.S. children receive from PCPs and other mental health providers using data from the nationally representative Medical Expenditure Panel Survey from 2008 to 2011.


Guest column: Nurses deserve praise for dedicated service

The Commercial Appeal

Hallie Murrey Bensinger is an assistant professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and director of the BSN/MSN Programs.


Older Tobacco Users Pay More for Health Insurance under Affordable Care Act

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Additional authors are: Jeffrey M. Drope, PhD, of the American Cancer Society, and Ilana Graetz, PhD, Teresa M. Waters, PhD, and Cameron M. Kaplan, PhD of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Department of Preventive Medicine.


Coping with Depression

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I sat down with Dr. Paul Hill of the University of Tennessee Department of Psychiatry to talk about ways of coping with depression


Groups spread message among black women about breast health

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… an ambitious summit at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) to battle the obstacles that have prevented some women in the African-American community from getting the diagnosis and treatment that could save their lives.


Protest at UT Health Science Center targets use of live pigs in medical training

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About 25 protesters lined the streets outside the University of Tennessee Health Science Center on Thursday, criticizing the school’s use of live pigs to train medical personnel.