In an opinion article published in Frontiers in Pediatrics, Dr. Arun Saini — an assistant professor in the Division of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis — describes the reasons for physicians seeking a better work-life balance as varied and personal. “Dissatisfaction, depression, and burnout are common in… Read More
Now is the time to prepare for the availability of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, particularly since currently only 65 percent of Americans report they will be willing to get a FDA-approved vaccine provided at no cost. A vaccine will be an essential component to fully reopening schools and businesses and getting back to… Read More
Doctors and researchers say creating a coronavirus vaccine is only half the battle. The other is getting people to actually take it. It’s why companies like Moderna and Pfizer are responding to calls to be more transparent about their processes and protocols. There are several trials happening now to develop a coronavirus vaccine, including a… Read More
COVID-19 vaccine trials are happening all over the country, but they need more participants. According to a 2020 Pew Research study taken in May, 44% of Black people would not get a COVID-19 vaccine if it were available to them at that time. Researchers say getting them to participate in clinical trials is an even… Read More
Ramesh Narayanan, PhD, professor in the Department of Medicine and the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received a $455,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute for a two-year study of the underlying cause of the development of aggressive prostate cancer in African American men.
Siamak Yousefi, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and the Department of Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received two grants worth more than $600,000 combined to further develop artificial intelligence (AI) to help diagnose and monitor glaucoma. Also: BioEngineer
High out of pocket drug prices have long forced many Americans to decide between taking their medicine in full or rationing it to make affordable. The idea behind a new executive order from President Trump is that Medicare Parts B and D would refuse to pay more for drugs than the lower prices paid by… Read More
Dr. Richard Walker, a seasoned veteran of emergency medicine and student of history, instinctively sensed what horrors lay ahead one day in late February when a senior member of his team casually said: “You’re about to find out why your grandparents washed and saved tin foil.” As head of emergency services, Walker has seen every… Read More
