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Outreach Program to Provide Breast Health Screenings in Hancock County through Komen Tri-Cities Affiliate

The Tri-Cities Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure has awarded a $6,856 grant to the Breast Health Outreach Program (BHOP) at The University of Tennessee Medical Center Cancer Institute to remove barriers and improve access to breast health screenings.

May 14 2013 Read more Save

National Orange Popsicle Week Comes to Knoxville to Raise Stroke Awareness

Learn more about stroke from The University of Tennessee Medical Center's Comprehensive Stroke Team and join in recognizing National Orange Popsicle Week from noon to 7 p.m. May 19 at Pop Culture, Knoxville’s gourmet Popsicle shop.

May 13 2013 Read more Save

University Bariatric Center Earns National Accreditation from ACS

University Bariatric Center at The University of Tennessee Medical Center has been accredited as a Level 2 facility under the Bariatric Surgery Center Network (BSCN) Accreditation Program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).

May 6 2013 Read more Save

UT Medical Center Awarded Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Centers

Congratulations to The University of Tennessee Medical Center stroke team for being awarded certification as a comprehensive stroke center and for being awarded the Get with The Guidelines Gold Plus Achievement award for the third year in a row.

Apr 30 2013 Read more Save

Defibrillator vest keeps heart patients safe from sudden cardiac arrest

An East Tennessee man credits an innovative device from The University of Tennessee Medical Center with saving him from certain death.

Apr 24 2013 Read more Save

Director of the Cancer Institute Addresses Recent Published Challenges to Change Behaviors that Increase Cancer Risk

An annual report from the American Cancer Society finds continuing challenges in changing behaviors and risk factors in order to reduce suffering and death from cancer. Dr. John L. Bell, director of the Cancer Institute at UT Medical Center, talk about what everyone can do to lower cancer risks.

Apr 18 2013 Read more Save