Health

Dr. Samuel Dagogo-Jack, UTHSC professor, is an international expert in diabetes. Photography by Lance Murphey
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Dodging Diabetes

You’ve heard it before – exercise and healthy eating habits can lead to a better quality of life. But can you avoid a chronic disease like diabetes if it runs in your family?

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New Pharmacy Home

The UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy Memphis campus is now housed in a 183,857-square-foot building on the UT-Baptist Research Park.

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Quit Smoking Forever

Trying to quit smoking? You guessed it – there’s an app for that.

Get Out of Your Seat
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Get Out of Your Seat

Sitting is hazardous to your health.

Tick Off / Bee Healthy
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Tick Off / Bee Healthy

UT pursues a vaccine for Lyme disease and studies honey bee deaths.

Celebrating 100 Years
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Celebrating 100 Years

The UT Health Science Center is the backbone of Tennessee health care.

Spanning the State
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Spanning the State

The Health Science Center is also an economic engine.

Pat Wall: A Memphis Tradition
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Pat Wall: A Memphis Tradition

Teacher, administrator, walking history book--this longtime doc knows his stuff.

Test Identifies Alzheimer's
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Test Identifies Alzheimer’s

The new test--developed by UT scientists--can detect the disease early.

Schwab Heads UTHSC
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Schwab Heads UTHSC

Former executive dean of medicine is new chancellor.

Donors' Vision Improves Patients' Sight
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Donors’ Vision Improves Patients’ Sight

With generous community support, the Hamilton Eye Institute aims for "best eye care in the world."

Take Two Aspirin and Write a Novel
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Take Two Aspirin and Write a Novel

A physician segues into literary territory

At 91, Professor Remains Dedicated to Research
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At 91, Professor Remains Dedicated to Research

Work by UTHSC researcher Dr. Lester VanMiddlesworth led to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

Seeking the Truth in Blood Trails
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Seeking the Truth in Blood Trails

Paulette Sutton's bloodstain analyses can mean life or death

Health Care: Filling Tennessee's Needs
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Health Care: Filling Tennessee’s Needs

Underserved communities benefit from the Rural Health Partnership

Get a Move On
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Get a Move On

Ed Howley helped craft the new U.S. physical activity guidelines, which show why you should get up and go.

New Hope with Tai Chi
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New Hope with Tai Chi

People with physical disabilities can improve their stamina--and their mindset--with a version of the ancient Chinese exercise

Once Burned, Masterfully Treated
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Once Burned, Masterfully Treated

Patients from throughout the world come to Dr. Richard Grossman and his California-based burn treatment centers.

A Brush with Belize
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A Brush with Belize

Fulfilling a lifelong dream, Jeannie Petty spent a week in Belize on a medical-dental mission serving the Mayan population.

A Long Way from Orange Mound: Dr. Alvin Crawford
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A Long Way from Orange Mound: Dr. Alvin Crawford

Alvin Crawford says he "fell in love with kids" when he chose pediatric orthopedics as his life's work.

Special Dentist, Special Patients: Dr. Bud Baker
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Special Dentist, Special Patients: Dr. Bud Baker

The last 10 years of Dr. Elbert "Bud" Baker's nearly 50-year dental practice in Nashville have been the most rewarding.