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February 2020
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January 2020
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Professionals aim to smoke out vaping misconceptions
Arlington parents and students got an overview this week of the problems associated with vaping and its impact on young people.
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2020: Year of the nurse and midwife
The UTHSC College of Nursing hopes to open a midwifery program by 2021. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists reports 49% of U.S. counties do not have obstetric care providers and predicts that by 2030, there will be a 25% shortage of obstetricians/gynecologists.
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December 2019
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UTHSC sickle cell researcher on ground floor in latest FDA approvals
For years sickle cell has been treated simply with pain medicine, but new research breakthroughs are producing therapies that can really attack the disease and improve lives.
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UTHSC, Le Bonheur add public pediatric dental clinic
Le Bonheur, UTHSC clinic will treat hospital patients, but the eight-chair office also will be open to families across the city and will take TennCare plus Mississippi and Arkansas Medicaid.
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October 2019
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Memphis brainpower counters attacks of trauma, distress on adolescents
In Part One of our three-part series: Pediatricians and nurses at LeBonheur and psychologists at UTHSC screen children for poverty and trauma, and prescribe social services to help them.
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September 2019
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Memphis wired for advanced exploration of trauma on young brains
In Part Two of our series: U of M and UTHSC scientists use non-invasive "brain training" to treat developmental trauma.
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August 2019
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UTHSC adds meditative stress-busters to community of the stressed
UTHSC prepares for opening of Mind Body Wellness center with recognized yoga personality.
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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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UTHSC, U of M share $6 million to improve rural health care
Federal money will be used to train nurse practitioners to serve in mental health, OB/GYN in Delta, West Tennessee
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UTHSC researcher suspects autism, schizophrenia tied to brain circuitry
New UT researcher receives $1.53 million grant for work in autism, schizophrenia.
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June 2019
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UTHSC researcher leads local participation in diabetes study
Dr. Karen C. Johnson is among principal investigators on a six-year nationwide diabetes prevention clinical trial that released findings today at the American Diabetes Association’s 79th Scientific Sessions in San Francisco.
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February 2019
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UTHSC reschedules inaugural advisory board meeting in Downtown Memphis
After canceling its inaugural advisory board meeting in Nashville last month, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has rescheduled the historic meeting for next week in Memphis.
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