UTHSC In the Media


Childhood Link to Crime

WREG

Some of the top medical doctors and researchers are in Memphis this week to discuss their findings, and share ideas on early childhood development. Dr. Paul Juarez was actually recruited to Memphis to open a center here that studies health disparities, including links between neglect and poverty as a child to bad behavior as adults


First innovation district taking shape in Memphis

High Ground

The past few years has seen a flurry of construction work throughout the Memphis Medical District, with new projects completed or underway by UTHSC …


Demolition and construction are reshaping Memphis UT campus: Campus upgrades to help UTHSC attract top researchers

The Commercial Appeal

Heavy equipment demolished another chunk of the Goodman Family Residence Hall on Wednesday, and a former bus barn, Randolph Hall and the Feurt also are slated to bite the dust on the University of Tennessee Health Science Center campus. Meanwhile, a $49 million Translational Science Research Building is shaping up for its debut by the summer of… Read More


Ballo to lead new Radiation Oncology Department at UTHSC

The Memphis Business Journal

Matthew T. Ballo, MD, recently received dual appointments as founding chairman of the new Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and director of Radiation Oncology at The UT/West Cancer Center.


Support for Those who Stutter

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… there’s no reason for anyone to “battle their speech all alone,” said Tricia Hedinger, clinical assistant professor in the University of Tennessee’s Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology.


UT Health Science Center offers online nursing program

The Memphis Business Journal

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has launched an online certificate program for experienced nurse practitioners.


Ballo Begins New Roles At UTHSC, West Clinic

The Daily News

Dr. Matthew T. Ballo has received appointments as founding chairman of the new Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and director of radiation oncology at the UT/West Clinic… Ballo will play a key role in expanding the radiation/oncology program at UT/West Clinic. He also has plans to develop a radiation oncology… Read More


Local Infant Mortality Rates Decrease, But African-Americans Still Disproportionately Affected

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This is part of a series on pediatric healthcare challenges in this region.  Organizations profiled in this series include the BLUES Project, which is part of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and is fighting infant mortality