Pandemic could delay early tenure-track academic professionals
Faculty raises, promotions and tenure are tied to productivity. For parents of young children early in the pandemic, it was off.
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Faculty raises, promotions and tenure are tied to productivity. For parents of young children early in the pandemic, it was off.
Methodist University Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have teamed up to train the next generation of physicians for nearly 20 years. That partnership may be changing.
COVID-19 isn’t just putting people in hospitals and claiming lives. Increasingly, evidence shows those who have had it are at risk for lingering, life-altering symptoms. That’s why UTHSC and Regional One Health have partnered on the COVID Follow-up Clinic.
New Regional One clinic offers specialists for a variety of post-COVID symptoms, including those that last for weeks.
The drugs are already approved for other uses in humans.
“COVID-19 is still a very much present danger to the people of Shelby County and can be found in virtually all parts of Shelby County,” said Shelby County Health Department Deputy Director David Sweat.
The treatment is expected to shorten the illness in those who are sick and build immunity in those who are not.
The cases involve piglets and mice that were not euthanized when federal regulations said it was necessary. In one case, a researcher lied about the procedures. That research was suspended but has been reinstated.
In a repurposed lab at 930 Madison, UTHSC analyzes about a third of the city's COVID-19 tests, reporting responses in 24 hours.
Many transplants institutes have suspended their work during the pandemic out of fear that it could lead to higher risk of death.
The larger of the two NIH grants will fund the study of kidney injury in newborns. Much of the kidney failure people experience in midlife is caused by injuries when they were infants, research has shown.
Chick-fil-A on Thursday, Aug. 20, will open a restaurant inside the UTHSC Food Court at 920 Madison.
Ten to 15 years ago, the notion that bacteria could be in the blood was heresy. Now, it may be the reason dialysis patients often die of heart attacks while they await kidney transplant.
Two-hour symposium includes updates on treatments, immunology studies and research happening in Memphis.
The research will help pharmaceutical companies create medication to stop cholesterol from attaching to walls of blood vessels in the brain.
The campus Starbucks is also open to the public. Masks required and temperatures will be taken before entering food court.
Advocacy group Stop Animal Experimentation Now asked the agriculture department to investigate a 2019 UTHSC research experiment with baby pigs. The university said the issue was dealt with appropriately.
Awards foster inclusion work that faculty and staff are doing on campus.
Two researchers from the College of Medicine are working together on the interdisciplinary project funded by NIH.
The primary metric that was supposed to guide our decisions isn’t moving in the right direction. It wasn’t telling us what we wanted to hear, so it appears as if we’re choosing to ignore it.
Of the more than 350 children in Shelby County who have tested positive for COVID-19, a tiny handful have developed what appears to be a form of Kawasaki disease, the autoimmune disease that causes blood vessels to inflame. Symptoms include persistent high fever and abdominal pain.
CORNET Awards spark spirit of collaboration that often leads to larger grants from national funders
The ceremony was small, it was held outdoors, and everyone was wearing masks – masks that did nothing to dampen the beautiful and poignant sentiments occupying this space.
We must not allow social distancing to lead to dangerous social isolation. The recovery community is aware of the challenges created by COVID-19, and making sure resources are available for those who need them.
Graphs show infection rates across the nine-county metropolitan area, including bordering counties in Mississippi and Arkansas.