Regional One, UTHSC create post-COVID clinic
New Regional One clinic offers specialists for a variety of post-COVID symptoms, including those that last for weeks.
Topic: Dr. Scott Strome
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October 2020
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UTHSC College of Medicine forms multidisciplinary cancer program
Program will provide cancer care across affiliated hospitals and clinics in the region.
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Without a COVID vaccine, plans to distribute are tough to make
By Nov. 1, each state is to have identified sites where mass immunization clinics will be held. But plans are hard to make when vaccine requirements aren’t known.
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August 2020
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Quick, $5 antigen tests expected in Shelby County next month
The U.S. government purchased 150 million rapid-result antigen tests; up to a million are set aside for Tennessee.
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Opinion: UTHSC experts outline hurdles to vaccine
The data on inducing COVID-19 immune responses are promising, but it is not clear yet whether this will result in limited protection, modest protection or complete protection from either infection or disease. As we know from influenza vaccines, even partial protection may have benefit.
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July 2020
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What the positivity rate does, does not tell us about COVID-19
Shelby County’s overall positivity rate surpassed 10% this week. A concerning number local health experts wanted to avoid on a daily basis, much less for the overall rate.
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Facing the coronavirus with facts, not fear
While we see days with alarmingly high numbers of cases, we must focus on the overall trends – trends that demonstrate the acceleration of this disease is rapid, but it is not as precipitous as might be suggested by viewing a single data point.
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Science of pH could be weapon against flu epidemics
A researcher at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital says pH way of rooting out influenza viruses that could cause pandemics.
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June 2020
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Doctors here waiting for proof of dexamethasone power
Dexamethasone is a commonly used steriod, widely available and inexpensive. It shows promise of being a big breakthrough for the sickest patients, including people on ventilators.
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Among doctors worried about rising numbers is CEO of field hospital
CEO Richard Walker of the unopened field hospital is a former Boy Scout who loved search-and-rescue work.
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Strickland makes pitch to test 30,000 people a day
People could expect to be tested several times a month at work if employers sign on.
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May 2020
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Recommend or require: Dividing line in mask debate
Wearing a mask or facial covering, and whether it should be mandated or suggested, is one of the ongoing debates as people emerge into the public arena as part of the COVID-19 recovery.
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UTHSC gives public access to daily COVID statistics
Graphs show infection rates across the nine-county metropolitan area, including bordering counties in Mississippi and Arkansas.
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Memphis shows 5% positive COVID antibody rate; critics question test accuracy
FDA cracks down on testing process, says "flexibility never meant we would allow fraud."
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April 2020
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UTHSC dean: Current COVID antibody tests aren’t always correct
Ask your doctor if the test you’re taking is specific to COVID-19 and have him or her review with you its limitations, particularly if the test is not yet approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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The poor, African Americans face worst of coronavirus
In Memphis, 75% of the fatal cases have been African Americans. The underlying health disparities that make them vulnerable aren't new; coronavirus reveals the repercussions.
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Efforts underway to increase COVID-19 testing sites in neighborhoods
Frayser church volunteers its property to become needed testing site in the neighborhood.
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Clusters of infection, testing are concerns as virus spreads
Heat map shows where positives are clustered now based on where the victims live. A version coming will show outbreaks based on workplace addresses.
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August 2019
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College students return to school at campuses across Memphis
Across the city, college and university students are returning by the tens of thousands. Rhodes College held its Opening Convocation ceremony Friday, while 170 new medical students put on their new white coats in a ceremony at UTHSC.
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April 2019
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UTHSC College of Medicine hosting inaugural African-American alumni reunion
The first gathering of black graduates of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine this weekend will include the formal introduction of an endowment for scholarships for first-year black students at the college.
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