Nashville, Jan. 19, 2022 (TN Tribune) — Ovation® Fertility is pleased to announce that Aldo Esterhuizen, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB) , has joined the company as a lab director. In this role, she will oversee all IVF, embryology and andrology operations at the Ovation Fertility Nashville IVF lab, while ensuring lab safety and compliance. “It’s rare to find a lab director with the breadth and depth of experience that Dr. Esterhuizen brings to the table,” says Conor Beardsley, Ovation president . “She has been a leader in the field of IVF from the earliest days of assisted reproductive technology, and she’s done it all, including…
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NASHVILLE, TN –Some scientists think Omicron is becoming endemic, like the seasonal flu. Cases and hospitalizations are down in some places like Great Britain and South Africa, where Omicron first emerged in November. But not in Tennessee. There are 1.69 million confirmed COVIS cases in Tennessee and 21,824 deaths since the pandemic began. Compared to last winter’s peak, Tennessee has 318% more cases, 118% more hospitalizations, and 121% more deaths, according to the New York Times. “”This pandemic is nowhere near over,” said World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus last week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HSk2sI-oJE WASHINGTON – “The National Collaborative for Health Equity has a vision and a mission to eliminate health inequities and to help create conditions that will allow all people to experience optimal health and well-being. But we know that the biggest barrier to achieving that mission is racism. And so, as part of our work, we are helping this country to overcome racism and its harmful legacy. Today is the 6th annual National Day of Racial Healing. Why focus a day on racial healing? Because we need to lift up the voices for unity, for peace, for engaging communities in…
Meharry Medical Group’s Mobile Vaccine Operation (MVO) has administered more than 5,000 vaccinations (adult and pediatric) and booster shots to Middle Tennessee residents free of charge. Under the direction of Dr. Duane T. Smoot, Catherine Nash, PA-C, Sheena Simon, MSN, NP-C, and Russell Acklin the MMG Mobile Vaccine Operation has worked diligently in the community to increase the number of COVID-19 vaccinations. Medical assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners and physician assistants travel to churches, businesses and nonprofits to offer the Pfizer and Moderna (two doses and booster shot) and Johnson & Johnson (one dose and booster) vaccines. The mobile operation has traveled to locations such…
Black History Month celebration set for Feb. 10 at Student Union MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University will honor five Middle Tennessee “unsung heroes” who’ve served their communities faithfully during the upcoming 26th annual Unity Luncheon on the Blue Raider campus. A traditional part of the university’s Black History Month events, the event returns this year to its traditional luncheon format on campus and is set for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, in the MTSU Student Union Ballroom, Second Floor, 1768 MTSU Blvd. Last year’s celebration was held virtually because of the pandemic. Keeping its familiar…
KINGSTON, R.I. – January 21, 2022 – The University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees voted today to revoke the honorary degrees previously awarded to retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. At the request of the URI Faculty Senate Executive Committee, the URI Honorary Degree Committee deliberated in December 2021, and forwarded its recommendation to URI President Marc Parlange at the end of the month.“After reviewing the recommendation from the President, who endorsed the committee’s recommendation, the Board voted to approve the revocation of these honorary degrees,” said Chair of the Board of…
Cookeville, TN – Trey and Taylor Cahill are excited to announce the launch of their own Pet Wants business, not only because they’re looking forward to bringing high-quality pet food and supplies to the Upper Cumberland region, but because they’re able to offer the products to their own dogs too. “Our family had a great experience with Pet Wants back when we lived in Charlotte, but when we relocated to Cookeville to settle down in a community we love, the closest Pet Wants location was in Nashville. It was crazy to drive that far for pet food and chews, no…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–The application deadline for the Meharry/TSU Medical/Dental Accelerated Pathway Program is Thursday, March 31, 2022. Students selected for this program will receive their Bachelor of Science in Biology or Chemistry from Tennessee State University in three years. Upon completion of undergraduate requirements, students earn an M.D. or D.D.S. degree at Meharry in four years. For more information and a full list of requirements please visit the link below. https://tnstateu.az1.qualtrics.com/…/SV_78l6LLqgwPwH46W
NASHVILLE, TN – Republicans approved new election district maps Thursday, November 20. They say their maps will better represent voters in Tennessee regions with the most population growth. Democrats say it’s a purely partisan exercise to steal a congressional seat from Nashville, a community that has a majority of Democratic voters. “In a state where Democratic presidential candidates routinely get about 38% of the vote share, Democrats would continue to hold only 18% of the seats in the state Senate (6) – a feat accomplished by dividing communities and partisan gerrymandering,” said a Democratic Senate Caucus press release. The Senate…