UTHSC In the News

Below is a snapshot of a few of the stories in the media about the UT Health Science Center during September and October of 2024. As we help tell the UT Health Science Center story, we are presenting a bi-monthly look at top media placements generated through the Office of Communications and Marketing, campus communicators, the media, and journal publications. For a more comprehensive list of media mentions please visit UT Health Science Center In the Media at news.uthsc.edu.

 

Estimated Audience: 4,100,650,167
(73.7% increase from July – August 2024)

 

Estimated Publicity Value: $43,542,870
(76.9% increase from July – August 2024)

 

Mentions: 773
(71.0% increase from July – August 2024)

 

Appearances by UT Health Science Center Experts in the Media: 507
(68.4% increase from July – August 2024)

* Based on total mentions here and others, as reported by Critical Mention media monitoring service.

Social Media

Facebook reach: 160,419 (6.3% increase from July – August 2024)

Instagram impressions: 60,065 (111.4% increase from July – August 2024)

LinkedIn impressions: 74,275 (42.8% decrease from July – August 2024)

Based on estimated metrics reported in each social media platform's analytics.

 

September 2024

September 3 (Memphis Medical News)

New law adds rapid genomic testing for rare diseases to covered care for Tennessee youth

  • Also featured in WPLN

 

September 3 (Memphis Medical News)

West Cancer Foundation grant to fund oncology education at UTHSC College of Nursing

 

September 5 (Popular Science)

How farming helped humans evolve to get more energy from carbs

  • Also featured in Yahoo! News, UC Berkeley, and The Rogersville Review

 

September 5 (Memphis Medical News)

From Surgeon-in-Chief to President, Dr. Trey Eubanks’ work at Le Bonheur is a labor of love

 

September 13 (Fox 13 Memphis)

Human bird flu case raises concerns of mutating virus

 

September 15 (Daily Memphian)

Memphis region’s sole ALS clinic helps patients live the best they can

 

September 16 (SLATE)

How it feels to be a college student whose parents can’t let go.

 

September 17 (AP News)

Esteemed neurosurgeon Dr. Kevin T. Foley named chief medical officer for True Digital Surgery

  • Also featured in Yahoo! Finance, Becker’s Spine Review, Times of San Diego, and Morning Star

 

September 19 (WPLN)

Tennessee’s kindergarten vaccination rate is slipping, as more parents opt out of shots or get them late

 

September 22 (Daily Memphian)

Le Bonheur team puts their heart into caring for Memphis Zoo bonobos

 

September 24 (WPLN)

Tennessee ranks 4th for rural hospitals dropping cancer services. Here’s how that affects patients.

 

September 26 (Sickle Cell Disease News)

Physician seeks US PhD to tackle sickle cell disease in Nigeria

 

October 2024

October 3 (Choose 901)

Meet Jessi Gold, MD, MS: Transforming mental health in Memphis

 

October 7 (MedPage Today)

Finding humanity in provider burnout, and other stories of perseverance

  • Also featured in MSN

 

October 8 (AP News)

U.S. News & World Report names Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital among “Best Children’s Hospitals” for 2024-2025

  • Also featured in Morning Star, Times of San Diego, ADVFN, and Benzinga

 

October 12 (Daily Memphian)

New UT program to try to fill nursing gaps in rural, underserved hospitals

 

October 17 (Parents)

Why teens are using TikTok to self-diagnose mental health conditions

 

October 17 (LA Times)

Kids are sucking down baby food pouches at record rates. ‘We’re going to pay for it,’ experts say

 

October 20 (News-Medical.net)

New AI-powered robot project to support Alzheimer’s caregivers

  • Also featured in EurekAlert! and Novus Light

 

October 22 (Daily Memphian)

Memphis’ first lady talks health careers with teen girls at symposium

 

October 25 (Knox News)

University of Tennessee on pace to surpass its lofty 2030 enrollment goal. How big is it?

 

October 26 (WBIR)

UT Health Science Center celebrates newly-renovated quarters downtown

  • Also featured in MSN

 

October 28 (WREG)

UTHSC holds candlelight vigil for Ellie Young

  • Also featured in ABC24, Action News 5, AOL, and Yahoo! News

 

October 31 (Healio)

Approaches to holistic obesity treatment and identifying healthful behaviors

 

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