“I stand here today as hope to somebody — somebody who thinks there is no hope,” Flowers told listeners at an event Saturday held in advance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October . . . The event at which she was speaking was sponsored by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Alpha Eta… Read More
. . . the new research is “yet another reason to use antibiotics wisely,” said Dr. Sandra Arnold, associate professor of pediatrics and chief of the division of infectious diseases at University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center.
The Blues Project at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center hosted its eighth annual community health fair today.
“We work on nutrition, education, health education, breast feeding, all of the stressors that would increase a woman’s risk of pre-term delivery because that’s one of the leading causes of infant mortality,” Dr. Linda Moses-Simmons of the Blues Project said. Dr. Simmons is also the assistant professor of OBGYN at UT Health Science Center and said studies on… Read More
The Blues Project delivers education, counseling, social support and resource referrals to mothers like Hill, from pregnancy through the child’s second birthday. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee Health Foundation funds the program run by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
“The healthier the babies, the healthier our community,” said Dr. Linda Moses, director of the Blues Project.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Memphis Region Alumni Chapter hosts Dr. James Eason: Thursday at Memphis University School (Wunderlich Auditorium), 6191 Park. 6:30 p.m. (social time), 7 p.m. (program) Dr. Eason, UTHSC alumnus and director of the Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute, shares stories of his career and discusses the services offered by the… Read More
The BLUES Project hosts 8th annual Community Health Fair/Birthday Celebration: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at Hollywood Community Center, 1560 N. Hollywood in recognition of September as National Infant Mortality Awareness Month. The BLUES Project is a nonprofit community outreach and research program aimed at reducing infant mortality rates in the region. 901-448-3750 or uthsc.edu/blues
