On Sunday, March 8, one year ago, Dr. Manoj Jain stood at a nurse’s station at Baptist Memorial Hospital and watched his world and ours suddenly and inevitably change forever….Jain teaches classes in health policy and management for the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta, and for UTHSC in Memphis.
This past year has been anything but normal, especially for our students and teachers. Perhaps the biggest decision school leaders had to make when to return to in-person learning.
For many, the light at the end of the tunnel lies in the vaccine. The key is the vaccine mixed with staying vigilant in our practices, wearing masks and social distancing. What could put a big wrench in the outcome is something we’ve already seen, states opening way too soon.
Six years ago, Memphis had two or three midwives. It now has at least 10. Late this summer, it will have a program to train doctorate-level nurses in midwifery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. It is the only program in a public university in the tri-state area and the second in the… Read More
The Shelby County Commission extended a contract with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to run the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center for $5 million. The commission resolution, passed with a unanimous vote Monday, March 8, ups the contract from $3.7 million.
Dr. Richard Walker, chairman of emergency medicine for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, said Lambert’s work was “very important research.” “Any time we can predict the course of the disease, it offers us the ability to mitigate problems,” said Walker, who was not involved in the research.
Studies of the microbiome in the human gut focus mainly on bacteria. Other microbes that are also present in the gut — viruses, protists, archaea and fungi — have been largely overlooked. New research in mice now points to a significant role for fungi in the intestine — the communities of molds and yeasts known… Read More
New cases and tests reported have largely stabilized over the past month in Shelby County. From Feb. 20 to Saturday, the Health Department reported an average of 134 new coronavirus cases and 2,298 test results each day yielding a 5.8% positivity rate… Dr. Scott Strome is executive dean of the College of Medicine and vice… Read More
