Newly insured flood emergency room
The residency is part of an expansion of an agreement between Saint Thomas Health and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
UTHSC In the Media
Nuclear radiation drugs offer protection up to 3 days after exposure to fallout
Scientists from the University of Tennessee Health Science Centre have found one drug candidate – DBIBB – protected mice effectively.
Un medicamento pionero es capaz de frenar los daños de la radiación
Se trata de un fármaco desarrollado a partir de un compuesto natural que se produce en la sangre y que favorece la cicatrización, según explica el líder de esta investigación, Gábor Tigyi. “También es generado por cánceres agresivos resistentes a la radioterapia contra los tumores”, afirma este investigador del Centro de Ciencias de la Salud… Read More
Building Memphis finalists unveiled
Finalists included UTHSC Translational Science Research Building, 71 S. Manassas St. Owner/Developer: University of Tennessee Health Science Center Project cost: $40 million General contractor: Webb Building Corp. Architect: Hnedak-Horrell, a joint venture of Hnedak Bobo Group and The Horrell Group Architects
New York company acquires diabetic eye tech firm with Memphis roots
A University of Tennessee Health Science Center professor and physician in Memphis, Dr. Edward Chaum, and investment by Memphis-based MB Venture Partners LLC, helped found Hubble Telemedical in December 2011.
Semmes-Murphey program teaches neurosurgeons in Bosnia, Croatia
Arnautovic, who also holds a teaching position at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, especially has been heartened by the way colleagues have taken to the international outreach program.
Dr. Chisholm-Burns to be featured speaker
The 25th annual Health Sciences MLK Day lecture will feature Dr. Marie Chisholm-Burns, a professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy and professor of surgery in the College of Medicine. Burns will present her insights on problems with healthcare access and disparities within the healthcare system.
West Cancer Center sets out to make Memphis epicenter for research
The new, nonprofit public charity called the UT/West Institute for Cancer Research already has collected its first sizable donation, $2.5 million through the Memphis-based Plough Foundation.