UTHSC In the Media


Hypothyroidism Risk Rises with Declining Kidney Function

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“To our knowledge, this is the largest examination of the relationship between eGFR and thyroid functional status conducted to date,” wrote senior author Csaba P. Kovesdy, MD, of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis


Details emerge on Saint Thomas mixed-use project

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s planned building near the Saint Thomas West Hospital campus will be part of a larger mixed-use project.


UTHSC Gives Free Dental Care to Mid-South Middle Schoolers

My Fox Memphis

This year’s event will take place Thursday, February 5th from 8:30 a.m. until noon and will be the fourth consecutive year UTHSC has participated.


UTHSC Gives Kids a Smile

Memphis Flyer

This is the fourth consecutive year UTHSC has participated in National Give Kids A Smile Day. . . Faculty, students and staff from the UTHSC’s College of Dentistry will provide more than 80 students at Memphis Academy of Health Sciences Middle School with free dental screenings, teeth cleaning and a range of other oral health services.


Dr. Rami Khouzam on Heart Month

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“Your heart is a muscle that never stops working,” said Rami Khouzam, MD, FACC, FACP, FASNC, FASE, FSCAI, associate professor of medicine and program director of the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


Hubble Telemedical acquired by Welch Allyn

High Ground

Hubble, founded by UT Health Science Center researcher Edward Chaum and ORNL researcher Kenneth Tobin, has developed an innovative way to provide remote diabetic retinopathy screening and analysis in primary care doctors’ offices and other settings.


Sanjay Kumar Wins Second in Poster Contest

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Kumar has a Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University and did his post-doctoral training at Indiana University School of Medicine and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


National Comprehensive Cancer Network Celebrates 20 Years

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The NCCN Member Institutions are … St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN